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How can I login to Ubuntu using a USB serial port?

How can enable remote terminal login into Ubuntu 9.10 using a USB serial port? I created device /dev/ttyUSB0 and i want to allow logins using Hyper-Terminal. I found some resources but they are …
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Serial port game controller (racing pedals)

I have an old madCatz racing wheel for the playstation 2. The gas and brake pedals are connected to the wheel by a serial port. I just bought a usb racing wheel for the PC but it lacks pedals so I …
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Determining Serial Driver Supported Baud Rates

Hello. How can I determine the baud rates supported by my serial driver? My driver details (from the Device Manager) follow, but they do not seem very helpful. I am writing an application that is …
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Is it possible to reset FTDI virtual com ports enumeration, we easily get hundreds of COM ports in production environment

I have also asked this on serverfault but perhaps it is better suited to be asked here? I hope I'm not breaking any etiquette. When producing devices that use a FTDI USB to serial chip to …
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virtualbox in fedora 12 ~ win xp serial port

i have Fedora 12 and VirtualBox 3.1.2 win xp is in virtualbox how to add serial port which will be 'physically' connected to /dev/ttyUSB0 thanx
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Windows with putty via USB serial cable to Linux serial port - output ok, input isn’t

I am trying to get two way serial communications going between a Windows XP system and a Linux system (RHEL 5). I have /sbin/agetty -L 9600 ttyS0 in /etc/inittab. I am using a generic USB to …
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Laptop with internal serial port in 2009 (and 2010)

Are there any computer vendors (like Dell, Lenovo, or..) that still sell laptops with an internal serial port? We are using several modem and other kind of box at work that have to be used (and/or …
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Serial Over IP, windows-linux

I need to have a serial port "shared" over the internet (may or may not be using a vpn) At one end is a windows box, at the other is a linux box, wich has the serial port the linux box has no gui and …
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RS232 Packet Sniffer

I'm working on a software development project that requires me to send signals to a device via RS232 port. Sadly the included utilities for transferring to and from the device would not work for mass …
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Valid 16550 UART settings

Is it valid by the protocol of a FFUART 16550 to configure one side (Machine A) to 155200 baud rate and the other side (Machine B) to 1200? Should I expect the connection to work flawlessly in the …
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USB TO DB9 Adapter

I have a USB-to-DB9 adapter, no FCC serial visible anywhere, that I need drivers for. I can't seem to get any relevant info searching on Google. Does anyone have any good ideas where I might be able …
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How can I add a DB9 serial port to a laptop?

I have a device I need a 9 pin serial port to configure. How can I add this capability to my laptop?
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Virtualbox and Serial Port permissions

I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 host machine running a Windows XP Pro SP3 guest machine. The host machine has one serial port, COM1, that I need to use in the guest machine. When I add the serial port to …
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15 Pin Serial Cable?

Stumbled across what appears to be a 15pin serial cable when cleaning out the equipment room today. I'm familiar with 25 pin and Any idea what these are commonly used for?
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Serial ports COM3-COM49 used, but not listed in device manager

Some piece of software or some driver appears to be using the serial ports COM3-COM49. New COM ports for Bluetooth et al get assigned ridiculous numbers over 50. When I try to change the number, …

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