Hi Clarence, Michael, et al,
Yes!!!! I spent much time
trying to get Arachne to work with modem on Com4. I gave
up and found a computer with a PS2 mouse so I could use
COM1 for Arachne.
Eric
Clarence & Michael wrote:
>
>Michael Polak wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 26 May 2000, Clarence Verge wrote:
>>
>> > Apparantly EPPPD will work correctly with only the base address, and maybe
>> > it will use that if it finds it first. It has a problem if it finds a "hole"
>> > in the bios comm list if it has to look up the address.
>>
>> But Arachne modem detection tool already reports COM4 as COM2 with
>> non-default port address... at least I believe so.
>
>That's a problem. If you have something on 1 and 2 with a modem on 4,
>and if PPPDRC.cfg says the modem is on com 2, EPPPD will not try the
>address for port 4. I think.
>
>No one has this problem now. They have fixed it with a workaround program
>that modifies the bios list or they have moved their modem. But new users
>with a modem on com 4 WILL have the problem if there is nothing on com 3.
>
>Please, someone back me up on this. <g>
>
>- Clarence Verge
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