minicom and Cisco equipment issues

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

> I have used a pl2303 adapter recently, and was using it to talk to a USR
> modem which worked perfectly.  No idea why it wouldn't work with a cisco
> unless the cisco was broken.  Of course it could be the usb adapter is
> defective, or maybe the cable you are using is defective.
>
We have found that some of the really cheap USB - serial adaptors simply
do not work in talking to a hardware development system. So you might want
to get a brand-name device and try that.

-- 
Peter Hiscocks
Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
http://www.syscompdesign.com
USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
647-839-0325

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