[bit.listserv.novell] COM1 initialization Reply

Fund@RELAY.PROTEON.COM (02/02/90)

>My apologies if this has been discussed before, but I would appreciate
>some help with a minor problem.  When I generated our network the COM1
>port on the file server was not being used.  Now I have connected a
>piece of equipment to the COM1 port and the system doesn't seem to recognize
>it.  We're running Advanced NetWare 286, version 2.15A on an IBM PS/2
>model 80.  I've recently added a Para Systems UPS and their Network
>Manager software, which sends data through the COM1 port.

>How do I activate the COM1 port on the server?

>Thanks.
>Bob Samson

MCA machines like to have devices plugged into its ports before a gen. Hook
up your UPS.  Then reNETGEN and simply modify the printer configuration.

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