-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 One solution could be to run Linux from windows, and using the windows drivers for the usb-to-serial com port ; afterall, vmware won't care what's driving a com port; just that it shows up as a com port to windows - which the USB to serial device will. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGHh1iTsjaYASMWKQRAjL9AJ9h1QMoKgZEVWNjhoPKj3KohJb+SwCdG8ph zhYwfujTEAC5RWMF9v+Y7Uc= =eCcE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----