by way of a small aside. some usb to serial adapters don't support sending a hardware break. i've used the keyspan[1] adapters with considerable happiness and the assurance that they appropriately support a h/w break. i travel a lot for work and constantly evaluate the stuff that i schlep around in my bag. the keyspan is a little bit bigger than a lot of the other ones that you'll run across out there but it's rock solid. well worth the tradeoff in weight you might make to lug it around. :) On Nov 2, 2005, at 7:09 AM, Harv Nelson wrote: > Good Morning, > > Has anyone used a USB to DB9 serial converter? This model or similar > > http://www.usbgear.com/23210129.html > > Is there any other (cheaper!) you'd care to recommend. Are any > special drivers or modules required? Is "Hotplug" sufficient? references ---------- [1] http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/USA19HS/ -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC