[Cialug] Connecting to Serial Console w/ USB

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:41 -0600, Chris K. wrote:
> Its the laptop I am trying to connect with that does not have the 
> serial, only has USB.  The server has serial ports in abundance.

I use a USB to serial converter all the time. Like most usb serial
ports, the only fundamental difference is that the voltages don't match
RS232/EIA232 specifications. However, for normal data communication this
is never an issue.

[17179584.756000] usbcore: registered new driver usbserial
[17179584.756000] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support
registered for generic
[17179584.756000] usbcore: registered new driver usbserial_generic
[17179584.756000] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial Driver
core
[17179584.760000] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support
registered for MCT U232
[17179584.760000] mct_u232 5-6.3:1.0: MCT U232 converter detected
[17179584.760000] usb 5-6.3: MCT U232 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[17179584.760000] usbcore: registered new driver mct_u232
[17179584.760000] drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c: Magic Control
Technology USB-RS232 converter driver z2.0

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