What I'm getting in my terminal window contains some correct characters, but mostly gibberish. The appearance of some correct characters means I'm connected, but clearly I've set something incorrectly ...

Do you have a linux server without a keyboard or monitor? Need to administer the server on-site but don't want to lug over a monitor and keyboard (or kvm)? Then setup the server to output the console ...

Connecting a computer running HyperTerminal emulator software to the console port of a router lets you access router information and modify settings without using the device's Web-based configuration ...

to get where I'm going...but it doesn't go anywhere. The red "TX" light on the USB-serial adapter blinks every time I type a character, but I get nothing back whatsoever. I tried a couple other ...