User:Maffblaster/Draft/USB to serial

Most modern computer hardware (laptops and desktops) does not come with RS232 (serial) ports accessible from the exterior casing. This becomes a issue when attempting to troubleshoot or configure network devices that have a console port utilizing serial communication. Most all modern hardware does include USB ports that are accessible from the exterior casing.

The Linux kernel has support for USB to serial adapters. These devices are also known as USB serial converters. Support can be enabled in the kernel, and a network engineer can obtain success.

Kernel
Enable support for USB to serial by selecting the following symbols: CONFIG_USB_SERIAL, CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CONSOLE , CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC , and CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_SIMPLE :

From this point, specific drivers for each hardware device can be enabled as necessary.