Here's what every different USB port type actually means

C, and USB Type-B ports are used in all sorts of devices nowadays, but they're not all made the same, and some are becoming ...
Network World

Cisco USB Console Ports

For years I have been wondering when Cisco would activate the USB ports on their devices. I have been hoping for all kinds of USB functionality to routers, switches, firewalls but Cisco has been slow ...
SlashGear

Here's What A Computer's Serial Port Was For (And Where It's Still Necessary)

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...
BGR

What Every Different USB Port Color Actually Means

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, ports are designed to connect two distinct, yet compatible, electronic devices. For example, you can plug a mouse cable into a computer's USB port. Most modern ...
Computerworld

Hacking the Cable Modem: Building A Console Cable

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...
BGR

5 Ways To Use PS5's USB Port To Level Up Your Device

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The PlayStation 5 is an excellent console, especially when it comes to personalization options like changing the faceplate, increasing storage ...
Computerworld

Review: Opengear 8-port Console Server

After writing a column two months ago about how wonderfully convenient it is to use console servers to manage otherwise “headless” servers — and from as much distance as you care to put between ...