Console to USB cable recommendations

[jbcom41]

Hi Everyone

I have just started with a company that has numerous HP Procurve Switch 2650 but unfortunately no one knows where the console cables are or if we still have them.

so i am hopping someone can recommend USB to RS232, think that is what i need and all our laptops are USB.

I do not really have much experience with HP but can i use putty to connect to the HP switch through the RS232 cable?

Putty setup

COM1
baud rate 9600
8 data bits
 1 stop bit
no parit
flow control set to Xon/Xoff

any help would be really appreceated

Thanks in advacne............

Ps where the best place to learn about VLANs. untagging, tagging etc?

[pbahethi · Accepted solution]

You can make a rollover cable and get a DB9, but now a days there are few serial ports on laptops, so go out and buy a USB to Serial connector ( I like trendnet's)

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