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- From: "miker in Tigard, OR." <mreiney@hevanet.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Modem on COM4, Internal Port on COM2
- Date: 12 Apr 1996 21:28:10 GMT
- Organization: Hevanet Communications
- Message-ID: <4kmhta$dai@vista.hevanet.com>
- References: <4k13e0$mpk@fcnews.fc.hp.com> <4k97cm$b4j@usenet7.interramp.com> <DpKwtD.zI@actcom.co.il>
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- The problem is likely that you have no COM3. When DOS boots, it sets up a database
- of the com ports. The third com port detected goes into the slot for com3, even if
- it's address is com4. Some robust software can handle this. Others that just look
- at the database defaults can get all confused.
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- You can change your modem to com3 IFF it also lets you use an interrupt that's not
- used by your mouse, typically irq3 is needed. Some modems insist that com3 use irq4
- and hose up your mouse.
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- There is a shareware program available off the net that adjusts this DOS database to
- fix up problems like this. It's called Cominit. It puts the com4 data into the slot
- reserved for com4 even if you have no com3.
-
- It fixed my com4 modem problem.
- miker
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