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- PROGRAM: COMPORT V2.5 -- Manipulate and Display COM and LPT Port Info
-
- For COM ports, displays UART type, IRQ used. Allows addition or
- removal of COM and LPT ports from DOS at any address. Netware,
- LANtastic, and LAN Manager aware.
-
- AUTHOR: OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
- 105 Route 101A, #19
- Amherst, New Hampshire 03031-2244
-
- EMAIL: osr@world.std.com \ CIS: 71477,2703
-
- COST: Shareware registration fee of $14.75 (payable as check or
- money order, and mailed to the above address) required after
- evaluation period, not to exceed 30 days.
-
- SUPPORT: 90 days, included in cost of registration, available only to
- REGISTERED USERS via Compuserve mail (user id above), Internet
- mail (see above) and US Mail.
-
- UPDATES: REGISTERED USERS will be informed of available major updates
- and important bug fixes. REGISTERED USERS are eligible for
- free updates during the support period.
-
- CHANGES: From V2.0:
- - Major bug-fixes and enhancements to IRQ identification
- (/I option), based on wide-spread testing and user feedback.
- Now identified IRQ2/9 devices, and avoids hanging at all
- costs!
- - UART identification code now avoids changing IE bits
- in UART.
- - Made LANtastic aware.
-
-
- COMPORT V2.5 is distributed as a compressed library (archive) file named
- COMPRT25.ZIP. This file contains:
-
- README.1ST This file, containing a basic overview of COMPORT
- COMPORT.DOC Complete user documentation for COMPORT
- REGISTER.FRM COMPORT registration form. Please use it if
- you find COMPORT useful.
- COMPORT.EXE The executable COMPORT program.
-
- Installation simply involves unpacking the library file, and placing
- COMPORT.EXE where it can be conveniently executed, typically in a
- utility directory on your PATH. For example, if you path statement
- is...
- PATH=C:\DOS;C:\UTILS
-
- ...you might wish to copy COMPORT.EXE to the UTILS directory so that it
- may be conveniently executed from any directory.
-
-
- QUICK START INFORMATION
-
- To get COMPORT to simply display the number and addresses of the
- serial and parallel ports in your system, and the UART type of
- the serial ports, simply type:
-
- COMPORT
-
- at the DOS prompt. COMPORT may also be used to display the IRQ
- of the serial ports in your system. Please do this with your network
- software UNloaded and nothing running in the background. The command
- is:
-
- COMPORT /I
-
- The remainder of this section contains a brief overview of the
- COMPORT options. The COMPORT manual (also included in this kit)
- contains a complete discussion of each option, as well as a
- significant amount of information on how COMPORT works, the different
- types of UARTS, how the DOS BIOS Data Area is used, and more.
- It is strongly suggested that you read the manual, so you can
- get the most out of COMPORT. The manual is 15 pages long.
- An attractive, laser printed, copy of the manual can be ordered
- when you register COMPORT.
-
- There are two classes of COMPORT options, "Display" options and
- "Configuration" options.
-
- Display options allow control of what COMPORT displays when it is
- invoked. These options are:
-
- /A[-] Display addresses of parallel and serial ports
- known to DOS, as well as types of serial port UARTS.
- DEFAULT = /A (enabled)
-
- /E[-] Displays number of COM and LPT ports known to DOS
- according to the BIOS Data Area Equipment List
- Word, as COMPORT STARTS to run. Therefore, any
- ports found by COMPORT Configuration options are
- not included in these counts.
- DEFAULT = /E (enabled)
-
- /I[-] Displays the IRQ (Interrupt Request Queue) number
- associated with each COM port.
- DEFAULT = /I- (disabled)
-
- /? or /H Displays a short screen of help information.
-
- Configuration options give control of how COM and LPT ports are configured
- by DOS, and allow you to register your copy of COMPORT. Configuration
- options are:
-
- /S[-] Requests COMPORT to scan for additional COM and
- LPT ports at their typical default addresses and
- if any are found, add them to DOS.
- DEFAULT = /S- (disabled)
-
- /Cn=x Requests COMPORT to configure COM (serial) port
- n (n=1-4) in DOS at port address x (x = hex
- address without trailing "h" or leading "0x").
- DEFAULT = none.
-
- /Ln=x Requests COMPORT to configure LPT (parallel) port
- n (n=1-3) in DOS at port address x (x = hex
- address, without trailing "h" or leading "0x").
- DEFAULT = none.
-
- /R=k Allows you to REGISTER your version of COMPORT,
- using the registration key ("k") provided to you
- /A[-] Display addresses of parallel and serial ports
- known to DOS, as well as types of serial port UARTS.
- DEFAULT = /A (enabled)
-
- /E[-] Displays number of COM and LPT ports known to DOS
- according to the BIOS Data Area Equipment List
- Word, as COMPORT STARTS to run. Therefore, any
- ports found by COMPORT Configuration options are
- not included in these counts.
- DEFAULT = /E (enabled)
-
- /I[-] Displays the IRQ (Interrupt Request Queue) number
- associated with each COM port.
- DEFAULT = /I- (disabled)
-
- /? or /H Displays a short screen of help information.
-
- Configuration options give control of how COM and LPT ports are configured
- by DOS, and allow you to register your copy of COMPORT. Configuration
- options are:
-
- /S[-] Requests COMPORT to scan for additional COM and
- LPT ports at their typical default addresses and
- if any are found, add them to DOS.
- DEFAULT = /S- (disabled)
-
- /Cn=x Requests COMPORT to configure COM (serial) port
- n (n=1-4) in DOS at port address x (x = hex
- address without trailing "h" or leading "0x").
- DEFAULT = none.
-
- /Ln=x Requests COMPORT to configure LPT (parallel) port
- n (n=1-3) in DOS at port address x (x = hex
- address, without trailing "h" or leading "0x").
- DEFAULT = none.
-
- /R=k Allows you to REGISTER your version of COMPORT,
- using the registration key ("k") provided to you
- by the author. Registering your copy of COMPORT
- removes the gentle, but annoying, registration
- reminder that requires that you type <CR> to
- continue COMPORT's execution. This option
- supersedes any others on the command line.
- by the author. Registering your copy of COMPORT
- removes the gentle, but annoying, registration
- reminder that requires that you type <CR> to
- continue COMPORT's execution. This option
- supersedes any others on the command line.