When I viewed the com ports it showed 1,2,3 then 8,9,10,11. Ports 2 and 3 do not exist but apparently something was once assigned to them.
DX4Win only goes to 8 so I changed the port number in DX4Win to 8 and it started keying. Since DX4Win only goes to 8, I changed the 8,9,10,11 to 5,6,7,8. Although 5,6,7,8 are marked "in use" I forced the numbers I wanted and rebooted. Right now, the key line is plugged into port 5 and works but I cannot get the CAT port to change the radio. Also the CAT light doesn't come on every few seconds as it used to. Either I have a bad CAT cable or the Yaesu 1000 MP is damaged. I could probably work FT5 but it would be cumbersome without CAT. Still working on it. Larry N2LA Stan Staten wrote: > They will show up in the control panel and the port number can be changed > there to any other unused number so you can probably with a little fiddling > around get them all in sequence without skips. i.e. COM1,2,3,4 in a row. If > you have ever done this sort of thing in W98 you will come to like XP real > quick. > > 73 Stan, N3HS > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Larry Alkoff > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:27 AM > To: DX4WIN Reflector > Subject: [Dx4win] How to identify serial ports on new computer? > > My trusty old Windows 98SE computer was destroyed by lightning. > > I have pressed into service a reliable Windows XP Pro computer. > Since it only has 1 serial port, I installed a CyberPro PCI 4S which > contains 4 serial ports, 2 on a PCI board and 2 more on a bracket that > plugs into the PCI card. > > The additional ports are labled serial 8 through 11. > > How can I identify the extra serial ports so I can assign them in DX4Win > to rig control, Rigblaster and MMTTY? > > I really don't want to plug serial ports in willy-nilly because I fear > breaking something. > > I have a break-out box and may try jumpering serial pins 2 and 3 to see > if any lights blink but I'm hoping for another method. > > Please help, _ really need Glorioso! > > Larry Alkoff N2LA > ______________________________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
