I have a laptop running VISTA without a serial connector. I purchased a USB/db9 adapter. About every 5 uses, it will result in BSOD. When it works, it works well. But when it causes BSOD, the only way to resolve is to: remove all USB devices in Device Manager, reboot, rediscover USB. Besides BSOD annoyance, it increments the Comm port number. I am now up to COMM-33.
I use the USB/Serial adapter to configure Cisco hardware via the console port.
1) It would be great to have a RJ45 Console cable that does not connect via USB.
2) Is there a USB better driver, or Console Cable solution to not having a Serial Port?
3) Can I make a RJ45-RJ45 cable that plugs directly into the RJ45/ethernet port that will function as Cisco Serial Console cable?
