axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar) (05/29/91)
The subject says it all. How do I access com3 or com4 from terminal. Thanks! Ashok Aiyar -- Ashok Aiyar axa12@po.cwru.edu aiyar@cwbio.bioc.cwru.edu
chenh@athena.ecs.csus.edu ( h philip chen ) (05/29/91)
axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar) writes: >The subject says it all. How do I access com3 or com4 from terminal. > >Thanks! > >Ashok Aiyar >-- >Ashok Aiyar >axa12@po.cwru.edu >aiyar@cwbio.bioc.cwru.edu Try this... Add the info below to your SYSTEM.INI file, under the "[386Enh]" (or "[standard]") section. Basically put it in the _same section_ where all the other info such as keyboard=*.. or mouse=*.. can be found. Here's the additions: COM1Base=3f8h COM2Base=2f8h COM3Base=3e8h COM4Base=2e8h COM1Irq=4 COM2Irq=3 COM3Irq=4 COM4Irq=3 Com1AutoAssign=0 Com2AutoAssign=0 Com3AutoAssign=0 Com4AutoAssign=0 ComIrqSharing=1 Next, exit Windows to dos and restart. Select the correct port (com3 or 4) and try to dial out. If you can hear the dial tones from the modem, then you're all set! If you don't hear the tones, then exit windows and restart in the standard mode (win /s) (or real mode (win /r)). Hope this helps a little... -philip chenh@athena.ecs.csus.edu PS. If you're running in the enhanced mode (& the modem dials out ok), but later hangs up after it's connected to the Vax/BBS/etc, exit to dos and restart in the standard (or real) mode.