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Re: USB serial cable


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  • From: Wytze van der Raay <wytze AT cacert.org>
  • To: Mendel Mobach <mendel AT mobach.nl>
  • Cc: stefan AT cacert.org, cacert-sysadm AT lists.cacert.org
  • Subject: Re: USB serial cable
  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:17:48 +0200
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  • Organization: CAcert

Hi Mendel,

On 08/25/2009 11:39 AM, Mendel Mobach wrote:
> just tested the USB serial to serial cable and just for fun:
> 
>  /sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x067b product=0x2501
> 
> does load the generic USB serial driver and tells it what device it should 
> support (suprise: the USB serial to serial cable).

OK, so no recompile of the module needed, that is excellent news!

> Without any config (and with any config) it does transport 62.8kilobyte/sec 
> which is at least four times faster than the current setup.

It will definitely help (and free up a serial port :-)).

> The only thing that rests is:
> * edit /etc/modules.conf

That is a generated file I think, it probably needs to go under /etc/modutls/ 
?
> * edit the client.pl and server.pl and change ttyS0 to ttyUSB0 on the 
> signing 
> server and the webserver.

Also think about serial.conf.

Regards,
-- wytze

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