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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Help - MSKermit, WFW 3.11 and missing COM port?
Date: 14 Apr 1995 16:17:52 GMT
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In article <3mlt7o$hh0@lucy.infi.net>, Bruce Tarr <btarr@infi.net> wrote:
: I have seen several 486 PCs with DOS 6.22, WFW 3.11 and Kermit 3.11 have
: this same problem: When Kermit is first executed after rebooting, and
: sometimes at other random times, the COM2 port is reported as not found and
: the port defaults to BIOS2. This provides very slow response times and
: sometimes hangs the machines. If you simply exit the Kermit program and
: try again, it always connects to the COM port correctly. The problem has
: never appeared under DOS. The machines have COM1 and COM2 ports and no
: other devices are using IRQ 4 or 3. Any known solutions, work arounds or
: comments will be appreciated.
:
Windows is running roughshod over the BIOS communications area. See
KERMIT.BWR for a detailed technical explanation. To fix the BIOS
communications area, give the following command to Kermit before telling
it to SET PORT COM2:
SET COM2 \x2f8 3
- Frank