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- From: jeffb@audiolab.UWaterloo.ca (jeff bamford)
- Subject: Re: How to set up COM 4 in Terminal??.
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- Organization: Audio Research Group, University of Waterloo
- References: <1992Sep13.163443.21327@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> <BuL6MD.Esq@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:44:18 GMT
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- In article <BuL6MD.Esq@news.cso.uiuc.edu> pmueller@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Pete Mueller) writes:
- >gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx) writes:
- >
- >Well, the Windows 3.1 (and i think 3.0) is structured, you can't have a comm
- >4 without a comm 1-3 already containing active divices. (ie. a serial port,
- >mouse, modem, etc.) So if you don't have something connected to com3 windows
- >will choke.
- >
- >If you do have com1-3 used, i suggest you check the irq settings in the
- >control panel|ports|com#|advanced settings box. you might have a conflict
- >with com2 if 2 and 4 are using the same irq (that's the default configuration.
- >).
- >
- >-pete
- >
- No I would disagree I am using ports 1 and 4 with Windows. Windows
- never seems to get the address for ports 3 and 4. Use msd.exe in the Windows
- Directory (out of Windows) to figure out the addresses of the ports and verify
- that they are set correctly in the advanced settings for ports under control
- panel. Jeff B.
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