Does work with some Linux distros without additional driver installation.
ATEN USB TO SERIAL MAC MAC OS
Downloadable drivers are obsolete and won't work with Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.5+. Rather frustrating when it occurs multiple times a day.ġ Obsolete.
I had to reassign the COM port the adapter was setup on, but after that this adapter worked perfectly.I am very please with this purchase.Ĭauses my laptop to "black screen" can't get it to wake up. The software disc with the drivers could be laid out a bit better, but some common sense and you can find the correct driver you need. The product arrived fast in good condition. A cheap idiot who keeps refusing to buy one that works. You stare blankly at the screen, knowing that you're an idiot who keeps plugging in the same USB/serial adapter. But often enough that you don't even scream any more. This will cause BSOD (blue screen of death) if you use it with Cisco console cable. Even though a USB serial converter is a generic product, stick to a name brand, like ATEN or Iogear, to avoid this. Buy whatever's cheapest at the moment, either ATEN or Iogear, they are the same!Avoid buying a no-name serial converter, though, because there's counterfeit Prolific PL2303 chips out there that are unreliable or just don't work. Most of Iogear's products are simply relabeled ATEN products. There's a helpful LED on the adapter that lights up when it's transmitting or receiving data.ATEN is better known as "Iogear" in the USA. These two wiring standards are incompatible, and it can't switch automatically, so it's up to you, to supply the correct cable! Buy one of each if you are unsure.The adapter is 9-pin male, so your serial cable must be 9-pin female (on at least one of its ends) otherwise you won't be able to plug it in. I did not test any faster speeds.Haven't tested it on Windows or Mac.One caveat is that it requires the correct serial cable: either a "straight through" serial cable, or a "null modem" serial cable, depending on your device. It's a standard RS-232 serial port, and works at 115200 baud (the maximum standard speed). It contains a Prolific PL2303 chip, just like almost all the others. Works great on Linux, standard Prolific PL2303 Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators.