OK fantastic. So you're saying I should buy this?

My laptop <--> https://www.amazon.com/USB-Serial-Adapter-Prolific-PL-2303/dp/B00GRP8EZU -> Plugs into this cablehttps://www.amazon.com/DTECH-Straight-Through-Serial-Female/dp/B07B4VXNLS/ -> Plugs into Cisco console port

Sorry I posted the wrong link because I am getting utterly confused.

I meany this one as the first link.

https://www.amazon.com/DTECH-Straight-Through-Serial-Female/dp/B07B4VXNLS/

I have tried that cable on its own and it has not been working.

In the above comment when you said adapter did you mean this one

https://www.amazon.com/DTECH-Straight-Through-Serial-Female/dp/B07B4VXNLS/

or this thing

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-RS232-Serial-Modem-Adapter/dp/B000DZH4V0/