USB -> Serial problem

[herskegut]

Hi all,

ive installed Debian on my asus wl500g, connected a usb->serial converter, used the modules to get the system, to recognize the converter (Aten pl2303 compatible)

Now, i would have hoped that this would work, but i can't send any data from the asus, via the usb->serial converter.. i have connected the other end to a normal pc, and connected with hyperterminal.
Which works fine.. but the other way around.. there can't be send anything.

Have someone had the same issue ? i really need for this one to work..

ít's a part of my final school project.

Cheers :-)

[astudent]

If you need a serial port, why don't you just use the UART that's built in to the board? You can get a module from sparkfun to convert the UART's TTL signal to serial. http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=449

There's a post here that talks about adding that serial port on the WL500gx, but it's pretty much the same thing with the 500g
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=1993

When you say that you connected with hyperterminal what do you mean exactly? Does hyperterminal just say that's it's "connected" or do you actually receive some data in hyperterminal - like do you get a console?

Also, what are you using to try to send data from the router out the serial port? You said that you're running Debian on it - have you tried using minicom?