Do you still use Serial Ports

[DJ-CHRIS]

On big managed routers, there is a serial port on the front of it. You can get into it and change whatever the hell you want on them. Smart, they are.

Exactly you cant do everything from a web setup.

You can even see serial ports on the 250$ routers these days

 

[desiboi]

TO tell you guys the truth, I've never ever used them.

 

[senseless]

Super Micro dropped the parallel port

DFI dropped parallel and i believe the serial ports

if your router has a management port you should also be able to telnet to it via tcp/ip on port 23. if you ever have to flash the bios (because it freaks out or something) you're however screwed. I'm sure they'll come out with some sort of usb to management port cable.

I'm sure they'll be coming out with usb models of the radio scanners and the gps's aswell.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Your right, it kinda does work, but it wants a non existant username \ password

 

[Nubius]

I believe you are right about DFI, most people who buy them don't need them at all so its something that's not needed and was removed

 

[xenosoul]

I still use serial ports for my digital camera believe it or not.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

I believe you are right about DFI, most people who buy them don't need them at all so its something that's not needed and was removed

21.25% of use do

@ lol at the digital camera on serial