[geeks] USB > DB9 converter recomendation

[Brian Dunbar]

On Feb 20, 2004, at 2:16 PM, Dan Duncan wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Brian Dunbar wrote:
>> I need to purchase a few USB > DB9 converters - primary use will be to
>> allow my work group (20% of whom are now equipped with PowerBook G4s)
>> to connect to the serial/console port on our Sun servers.
>>
>> Secondary use will be to flaunt how cool and groovy the PowerBook is
>> when we have to do trouble calls in the server room (grin).
>>
>> Recommendations?
>
> How about a terminal server?  I use a couple of DECServer 90TL's
> and just telnet to the appropriate TCP port of the terminal server
> to hit the console I want or run conserver (www.conserver.com)
> if I want to log all the output on the ports.  Conserver lets
> me attach in read-only or read-write mode.

We have on of those and it's used.  But every once in a great while you 
need the ability to connect directly .. and when you need it you need 
it _bad_ and it's always 3 a.m.

~brian