No it isn't possible. RS232 serial is a very simple protocol and USB is relatively complicated. I've had success with the Keyspan USB-serial adapters, even on Macs and 64-bit Windows if that helps.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After many, many years of competing I/O standards, the introduction of USB (short for Universal Serial Bus) in the late '90s was welcome.

@osgeld, that’s cool. Good to know. @pc486, I wrote this article. I synthesized a few HOWTOs for adding a serial port to your router. Nowhere in the article do I say anything dumb like USB-to-FTDI.

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