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USB to Serial Adapter

USB to Serial Adapter

Jerry_Herzog
Extreme Employee

‎12-03-2013 08:10 PM

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good USB to Serial adapter that works well with Windows 8.1?
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brandon_2019
New Contributor II

‎08-06-2019 05:51 PM

We have some X460 switches that I am trying to find a USB to serial cable to use.

I saw this link: https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/Serial-Port-questions

Per that link, I purchased Startech's ICUSB232FTN USB to serial cable: https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Serial-Cards-Adapters/USB-to-Null-Modem-RS232-DB9-Serial-Ada...

I am using PuTTY with these settings listed below, which have worked in the past with the provided M/F serial cable: https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-console-into-Extreme-and-Enterasys-...

9600 baud
no parity
8 data bits
1 stop bit
XON/XOFF flow control

I am using a Windows 10 64-bit machine. In Device Manager, I have verified that the settings match those listed above, and I am using the correct COM port in PuTTY. However, it is not working to connect. There are additional settings to change on the COM port in Device Manager, but I'm not sure if I need to change anything there.

Any recommendations on a USB to serial cable, or do I need to change settings somewhere?

Any help would be appreciated.
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