Resolution:
Never did figure out what I was doing wrong, and another client needed a
new pfsense box, so I just ended up buying the USB to serial adapter and
gender changer from Netgate.
Was affordable, isn't the prolific chipset, and it totally works.
Big thanks to everyone!
Mahalo,
Jeremy
On
Although... you reminded me of a good story. Once upon a time I worked for
this startup company trying to develop a device that was programmed over
serial.
Some argument between owner and guy who did original dev work left us with
a device and a crappy 16 bit dos executable to reverse engineer.
Ca
LOL. This guy gets it.
When I get in trouble there's an almost retired telephony tech in my office
who speaks this arcane serial language.
I send him mfg pinouts and they'll make me a custom cable in a pinch. To
me it's all just voodoo.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
> Le
On 2/27/15 2:55 PM, Sean wrote:
You also need a real NULL modem cable. Actually there's probably
nothing wrong with your USB to Serial.
The blue Cisco cables are rollover cables. They are not NULL modem
cables. Welcome to serial cable pinout hell. ;-)
Some of us have been here a long time.
Jim, do you read User Friendly? The arc about putting Sid in the Home for
Obsolete Programmers, in particular? ;-)
But, yeah, having spent my early career in narrowband (serial of all shapes and
sizes and speeds) it's a nightmare of incompatible connectors and protocols.
USB is freaking awesom
Let me know when you want to hear the story of a paper tape reader, a pick and
place machine, and “speed select” (pin 23 on a DB-25 wired for EIA RS-232-C)
> On Feb 27, 2015, at 1:55 PM, Sean wrote:
>
> You also need a real NULL modem cable. Actually there's probably nothing
> wrong with your
You also need a real NULL modem cable. Actually there's probably nothing
wrong with your USB to Serial.
The blue Cisco cables are rollover cables. They are not NULL modem
cables. Welcome to serial cable pinout hell. ;-)
Some of us have been here a long time. I'm no expert but i've got 3
differ
> On Feb 25, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
>
> On Thu 26 Feb 2015 07:19:04 NZDT +1300, Jim Pingle wrote:
>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AHYJWWG
>
> Yes useful for many occasions.
> However as a first step having a two bucks gender bender and trying with
> and without will
Thank you all for the suggestions. I put my own alix router in place for my
client, and now that I have a little time, will go ahead and purchase a
non-prolific USB to serial adapter, and the associated accessories.
I have gotten into the habit of buying prebuilt Alix systems, and that has
spoiled
On Thu 26 Feb 2015 07:19:04 NZDT +1300, Jim Pingle wrote:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AHYJWWG
Yes useful for many occasions.
However as a first step having a two bucks gender bender and trying with
and without will put the straight/null issue to rest. You'll still need
if if the flashin
On 02/25/2015 12:03 PM, Bob Gustafson wrote:
> Years ago I had problems with serial cables - I invested in a little
> in-line gadget that had red and green LEDs for each line. The one I have
> uses 25 pin connectors, so the cable is a mix of 9-25 pin adapters and
> the LED viewer.
>
> You can shut
Years ago I had problems with serial cables - I invested in a little
in-line gadget that had red and green LEDs for each line. The one I have
uses 25 pin connectors, so the cable is a mix of 9-25 pin adapters and
the LED viewer.
You can shut down/disconnect one end to see what lights remain li
On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 01:26:04 -1000
Jeremy Bennett wrote:
> I'm using a cable that came with a Cisco router, I googled the part
> number and I'm pretty sure it came back with a Null modem cable.
Not sure if I have read all about your issue. But my Cisco SG300
switches are operating with straight
I'm using a cable that came with a Cisco router, I googled the part number
and I'm pretty sure it came back with a Null modem cable.
The strangest thing is that I'm pretty sure I had this working at one
point. I'll post back when I find the solution.
On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Oliver Hansen
Walter mentioned it. And that's the same problem I've had before.
On Feb 23, 2015 8:15 PM, "Ryan Coleman" wrote:
> No one has mentioned that you haven’t stated if you had a Null Modem cable.
>
> Do you have a Null Modem cable or a simple Pass-through one?
>
> > On Feb 23, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Jeremy
Strike that - Walter did but not by the specific name.
> On Feb 23, 2015, at 11:15 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote:
>
> No one has mentioned that you haven’t stated if you had a Null Modem cable.
>
> Do you have a Null Modem cable or a simple Pass-through one?
>
>> On Feb 23, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Jeremy
No one has mentioned that you haven’t stated if you had a Null Modem cable.
Do you have a Null Modem cable or a simple Pass-through one?
> On Feb 23, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Jeremy Bennett
> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to get a couple of bricked Alix boards back.
>
> I've got a USB to serial adapter (wh
Hello all:
I goofed up a BIOS setting on a Netgate FW-7551 a few months ago.
Nothing I tried would get the console to connect, even though the system
seemed to be booting (LEDs flash, system beep after 30 seconds, etc).
I finally popped open the cover and pulled the CMOS battery out for a
co
I had a problem like this, so I replaced the cheap converted with one
"made" by a California company (it was much nicer, real drivers and
instructions for $5 more). I got no output until I remembered that I might
need a null modem adapter. Once I added that to mix everything worked like
a charm (te
On 24/2/15 12:08 am, Jeremy Bennett wrote:
I've got a USB to serial adapter (which has worked in the past), a Windows
7 computer and Teraterm, but whenever I connect everything up I just get
the cursor blinking at me.
Agree with others that the most likely culprit here is the USB to serial
ada
Jeremy,
I had one of those cables and couldn't get it work when attached to the hub
on my monitor, hooking it up to the motherboard ports directly worked. I
used the screen /dev/ttyUSB0 to get connected.
Give that a try.
On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Shamim Shahriar
wrote:
>
> On 24/02/201
On 24/02/2015 00:08, Jeremy Bennett wrote:
> I'm trying to get a couple of bricked Alix boards back.
>
> I've got a USB to serial adapter (which has worked in the past), a
> Windows 7 computer and Teraterm, but whenever I connect everything up
> I just get the cursor blinking at me.
>
> Set the po
I'm trying to get a couple of bricked Alix boards back.
I've got a USB to serial adapter (which has worked in the past), a Windows
7 computer and Teraterm, but whenever I connect everything up I just get
the cursor blinking at me.
Set the port to 9600, N, 1 as instructions indicate (usb to serial
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