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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: "can't open connection" K95 error
Date: 16 Feb 2001 18:47:47 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <3A8D714F.4FC99117@ix.netcom.com>,
Joe H. Gallagher <dtrwiz@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: Kermit-95 Version 1.1.20 (upgraded from 1.1.11 via 1.1.17)
: hp 733Mhz machine
: OS: Microsoft ME
: Serial ports on com1 and com2
: Lucent Technologies (new) V90 "software modem" on com3.
:
: Hyperterm works on com3.
: Can access the Internet on com3.
: Can access an external modem on com1 using Kermit-95.
:
: However, when trying to access com3 with Kermit-95 with
: SET PORT or SET LINE, I get
:
: Sorry, can't open connection: com3: Invalid argument.
: or
: Sorry, can't open connection: com3: Bad file descriptor.
:
: How do I set up the operating system or configure Kermit
: so that Kermit-95 can "talk to" this "software modem"?
: Is there some way to tell Kermit about the special
: driver for this modem? Its as though Kermit-95 is
: incompatible with this kind of "softare modem"?!?!
:
If it's a "software modem" then you almost certainly have to
access it by its Windows Control Panel name, not by the PC
device name. Try:
set tapi line
rather than:
set port com3
- Frank