+1 – used the RadioShack one for a serial-only vinyl cutter and it worked great. It's insanely long – 5 feet on the minimum.
---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: Richard Stovall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:54:32 -0500 To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: USB to Serial interface 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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
