[Soekris] Connecting to a net4521 from Mac OS X

[Graham Freeman]

Howdy, Juan,

I use my MacBook Pro to connect to various serial consoles, and the  
IOGear GUC232A (http://www.iogear.com/main.php? 
loc=product&Item=GUC232A)is the USB-to-serial adapter that I use.  It  
was a bit of a pain to setup, but I don't remember the details at  
this point.  I've heard that the Keyspan USA-19HS (http:// 
www.keyspan.com/products/usa19hs/) works better.

As far as the Soekris devices are concerned, I use a null modem cable  
and it works fine.

With regard to software, I use Minicom via MacPorts/ 
Darwinports.  :)   'sudo port install minicom' to install, and 'sudo  
minicom' to run.   Be sure to plug in the USB-to-serial adapter  
before you run minicom.

Good luck,

Graham Freeman
General Manager, Cernio Technology Cooperative
Email/Jabber:  graham.freeman at cernio.com
+1 415 462 2991 home office (0900 to 2100 San Francisco time)
www.cernio.com