RW RoutersWholesaleCisco Compatible Console Cable, 6ft, FTDI USB to RJ45 / Windows 7, 8 / Vista/MAC/Linux / RS232 Switch Router (Type-A)

Bought this to use with a Dell switch. This cable worked just fine for my needs.

This console cable worked on my windows 10 Laptop right out of the package.

Console cable works as advertised. Cable seems sturdy and durable. Not much to add other than the quality does not dissapoint. Pricing is reasonable and it has worked with no issues for me from day one. There are several other choices from other vendors and I doubt they are substantially different. Have a laptop without a serial connector? Get this instead!

It's really nice not to have to drag a usb to serial adapter around everywhere I go. It took about a half an hour of fiddling to get it to work properly on W10, but that may have been more me than anything. I did hope for more of plug and play, thus the 4 starts.One thing I did overlook is the lost length of the adapter. The station I have set up for configuring devices was just out of range as compared to the console cable with the adapter.

I bought this cable for console access into a Cisco 2960 switch and it works as advertised. When I first connected my laptop which runs Windows 10 to the switch, the COM port wouldn’t show up on my laptop but in a few minutes, the drivers automatically installed in the background and I was able to console in via Putty.

I use it on a Macbook pro using minicom. It's recognized by the os. No driver loading necessary.Looks durable. The RJ-45 end looks fragile. But they all do and it's simple to crimp a new one on if it breaks.

Excellent

It looks nice and feels like it's decent quality.My reason for only 2 stars, it states on the product features that it is supposed to be "Plug-and-Play" and does not require drivers.I tried to use it yesterday, on a laptop running Windows 11. The cable was unusable because it needed a driver.Luckily someone else had an old school serial cable with an adapter.