On 1999-07-07 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Eko Priono> said:
It's so good to see you back, Eko! Thank you for your suggestions...
>First, make sure if both computers already connected properly. You
>could use a terminal program (i.e. COMTOOL.COM or Hyperterm) on both
>side. Type-in any words, they should be displayed correctly on the
>other end (vice versa).
My notebook computer says I have one com port available, COM1; the desktop
says I have both COM1 and COM2. (Under Win98 their's COM4, which is an
infrared port, but I'm using a PC DOS 2000 partition here.) I'm certain my
connections and cables are correct -- it just seems the "old and the new"
are not compatible, for whatever reason. The desktop has a motherboard
that's from 1991 (a 486DX2 at 50Mhz), and I suspect that a 1999 notebook
serial port may not recognize an older 25-pin connection, although the IBM
manual doesn't give me any reason to believe otherwise. I've tried all of
your suggestions; there simply isn't any response.
I did try configuring it under a direct serial cable connection with Win98,
and it tries to configure a connection through LPT1... so, it looks like a
parallel port is the only certain next step to take. I suppose I'll just
*have* to take that serial cable and adaptor back to Office Depot tomorrow
and exchange it for a parallel cable. I'll simply forego the direct use of a
printer from my notebook when connected with INTERLNK.
At any rate, it's probably worth the occasional inconvenience to switch
cables around when I want to make any major file transfers, etc..
Take care,
Jerry
Internet Montana
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