minicom and Cisco equipment issues

[James Knott]

phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
>> 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.
>
>   
A couple of years ago, I picked up one at Logic Computer House, which 
didn't work at all in Linux or Windows.  I took it back and tried a 
couple more of the same, while in the store.  None of them worked.  I 
then went to Sayal and got one that worked right away in Linux and also 
in Windows, after loading the driver.  I recently bought another one 
from Sayal called "Manhattan", which works well in Linux.  It was $20.

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