Serial Ports

How do I use the serial port in Sun virtual box with Windows XP

Ok here is my question. I have a windows host and another windows VM (XP). In the VM I want to access the serial port, com1, but it asks me to give the port path, I get lost there.

RS-232 Port Buffer - Hardware protection

I am looking for a device that attaches between the RS-232 port on a computer (in this case a laptop) and a Serial device (in this case an old programmable logic controller) that acts as a signal buffer. I'm NOT looking for something that stores data, rather I'm looking for a device that will...

Cisco's 2500 series router and WAN card serial interface differences

What is the difference between the serial interface of 2500 series Cisco routers and the serial interface of WAN cards (WIC-1t)? If there is no difference then is there any data-rate difference between the above two serial interfaces?

VMware Server on Linux - COM / Serial Port Issues

We recently received the following question through the www.SearchServerVirtualization.com "Contact Us" Email address: I am running VMware on a linux machine. I cannot communicate through serial port COM1 when working in VMware. It says " Unable to connect to port COM1". Is there any specific...

Location of Management LAN port

Which is better, a serial port on the front or back of a server/switch device for initial configuration and when the device is not working.

RS 232 is there any differance between( RS232 ) and (RS232-C) protocols

hello, is there any differance between( RS232 ) and (RS232-C) protocols?? please tell me details if possible..... thanks a lot .....