=?Utf-8?B?aGF2ZW5sYWQ=?= <havenlad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:024C7421-17F1-4D38-8B30-D56649EBDC57@microsoft.com:

> Using A Dell Inspiron 1520, I can't connect to the console port.
> There is no serial connection on the lappy. Does anybody know how
> to get around this?
>

Serial RS-232 is rapidly becoming obsolete. If you need serial RS232,
purchase a USB-to-Serial or a Ethernet-to-Serial adapter (Terminal
Server).

<http://www.taltech.com/TALtech_web/support/usb2serial.htm>

HTH,
John