Keyspan USB usa-19hs Serial Adapter

Pros: Small, reasonably priced, just works, installation a breeze
Cons: Apparently, limited or no Linux support.

At my job, I am outnumbered. Three of my co-workers (two of whom are management) are diehard Novell people. (My boss openly refers to herself as a Novell bigot.) One other fellow and I tend to split up everything that doesn't have a big red N on ...

Pros: Works in OS X and probably Windows
Cons: Does NOT work in Linux which is why I got it in the first place

The Keyspan USA-19HS claims to have Linux support but in fact does not work in Linux. Keyspan support still has not gotten back to me about why this is after 4 days. I sold this thing immediately after receiving it and ordered an older model, Keyspan USA-19, which is well supported under Linux.