USB HOST to RS232 adapter
It appears that the new rangely-based pfSense certified hardware (2440,
4860) has a mini-USB (client) port for console access.
This "convenience" is ironic for us because I actually prefer RS232,
(because that's the interface everything else uses). As far as I know,
I can't buy a USB-to-RS232 adapter because the dongles you buy are all
USB *clients* (as is the router) therefore I couldn't connect a dongle
adapter to pfSense and connect with hardware RS232.
The other irony is that the pfSense board doubtless has the UART right
there on the board ahead of the USB adapter. I wish there were a USB
Header I could grab. Can anyone say whether there's a way to grab
serial from the board directly?
While this baked-in adapter may be in improvement for many, I'm guessing
it's as inconvenient others because RS232 is a standard handoff.
Everything else uses it, so we build solutions around it. With hardware
RS232, I can attach a Serial-to-IP adapter connected to our management
network, or I can run serial over twisted pair to a remote hardware
serial port.
Any elegant solutions to this change?
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