[176035] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Tech Laptop with DB9
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Schiel)
Tue Nov 11 00:39:36 2014
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:30:37 -0700
From: John Schiel <jschiel@flowtools.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <546128A3.6050908@bogus.com>
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On 11/10/2014 02:05 PM, joel jaeggli wrote:
> ftdi chipsets work on both mac and windows devices.
I'd be careful with FTDI chipsets, you want to make sure you get the
real chip. If they decide to move forward with bricking counterfeit
chips, you'll be wasting your $$.
--John
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Serial-Console-Rollover-Cable-Routers/dp/B00M2SAKMG/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415653377&sr=1-16&keywords=ftdi+serial
>
> On 11/10/14 10:39 AM, Max Clark wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> DB9 ports seem to be a nearly extinct feature on laptops. Any
>> suggestions on a cheap laptop for use in field support (with an onboard
>> DB9)?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Max
>>
>>
>
