Using a serial port on MacOSX
 
Nowadays only a few laptops come with build in serial port.
RS-232 is not build into any of MacBook and MacBookPro. To connect your mac to a serial port of your server you need a simple USB-RS232 converter. The one that works for sure is a keyspan adapter. The other one is PL-2303 adapter. Both adapters need proper device drivers delivered by a manufacturer.
 
Important!
Remember to install original drivers. PL-2303 may not work with a third party drivers.
Driver for PL-2303.
This includes Galaxy servers made by Sun Microsystems.
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Friday, April 13, 2007
Serial port
Friday, April 13, 2007
Unfortunately, MacOSX does not have the tip(1) communication utility which we all know from Solaris and FreeBSD.
An alternative might be ZTerm terminal emulator. This is a shareware program.
Or it might be a minicom(1) known from Linux OS. Minicom migh be installed from ports collections. It’s easy to configure and use.