Cool. If the IOGear unit doesn't work, I will take a visit - haven't been in a RadioShack in a lot of years.
Kurt On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 16:54, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > I was in a pinch about a year ago. I live in Richmond, VA, which does not > have any Fry's-like stores where you can pick and choose non-mainstream > stuff like you're looking for. > I needed something immediately (either a different, older laptop, or > whatever USB <--> serial cable I could find) so I went to Radio Shack and > paid a ridiculous sum for the single cable they had available. > The good news is that it has worked flawlessly on Win7 x64 without a hitch, > and it's now a constant companion in my laptop bag. It is also pretty long > at something like 4 or 5 feet, which has helped in a few space-constrained > situations. > > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> All, >> >> Just search my archives, and don't see a definitive answer, so thought >> I'd ask here. >> >> Does anyone have a brand recommendation for a usb to serial interface >> for a Win7 laptop? >> >> I've just got a brand new Dell E6510 with Win7 Pro on it, and need to >> config some network equipment. >> >> I know that under XP some of our folks had mixed results, and >> definitely had some brand preferences, but I don't know the situation >> under Win7 at all. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Kurt >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
