[Info-vax] USB/DB9 terminal converter for RX2660

[rcyoung]

Am looking for a way to connect a Macintosh OS/X system as a terminal/console on an rx2660 w/ OpenVMS 8.4 using it's USB connection. 

Saw some references that a serial/USB Edgeport might work. but info is scarce. 

I would like to use Silex2000WG or similar device and Keyspan usb/serial adapter to connect Macintosh terminal program to Itanium/Integrity rx2660 over a network line (Silex makes the USB Keyspan USB to serial adapter  "appear" to be connected to the Mac directly over network). I have this part working already to a serial printer.

Only question is, will the USB from Digi’s converter ( or someone else's USB to DB9 converter)  go to the RX2660 and appear and make DB9 serial terminal connection possible for user login.  Basically, I need some USB/db9 converter that the RX2660 will see and allow a user to login on with a serial terminal. I believe there have been some refs that on the Integrity side only certain chip systems will be recognized by the RX2660 for serial connections..

I am hoping this has been tried before (maybe not the addition of the Silex, but the rest of it...maybe???)?

Connections would be as follows w/ the "?" being the item I am looking for...


_________________           _____           _____                  ____________
|                            |           |        |          |       |                  |                   |        
|                            |           |        |          |       |                  |                   |
|     rx2660 USB     |           |USB |         | DB9 |                 |                   |
|                            | <--->  | DB9| <---> | USB | <-------> |   Silex         |<--------->To Mac
|                            |           |    ?   |         | Key |                  |  USB          |             via network
|                            |           |        |          |span |                 |                   |
_________________           _____            _____                  ____________