I and most people in my job role carry usb -> DB9 rs232 dongles. doesn't work, of course, if you are trying to set up a serial console to debug the laptop, whi

I and most people in my job role carry usb -> DB9 rs232 dongles. doesn't work, of course, if you are trying to set up a serial console to debug the laptop, which is annoying, but it works fine for what we mostly use it for, which is to say, reading other serial consoles.