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How do you make it so you can see all the COM Ports in the Device Manager? For some reason, it won't let me make a new connection with my modem, even though all signs show that "This device is working properly" I know its on COM Port 8, but I can't see that port in the device manager to see if it is enabled or not. |
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I don't even have a computer. |
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Aww man, somebody has got to have one around here, I just know it. |
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I'll ask around a bit. |
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Fuck I know so little about that befagnled contraptions. Okay, now I went "Add New Hardware", and installed a COM Port driver. Now in Device Manager, under Ports, I can see a Communications Port (COM9), but it has a yellow exclamation point and says that it is set up wrong, "This device isn't using any resources because it has a problem" |
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*these |
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oh that's just classic.. it has "a problem".. I bet that helps you a lot. |
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A COM port, or communications port, is a device on your computer that provides for the input and output of serial data. Serial data, as opposed to parallel data, transmits and receives on very few "wires"or lines, where parallel data is exchanged many bits at a time across a higher number of wires. Your mouse is an example of a serial device; your printer is an example of a parallel device. COM ports use a dedicated set of resources: one "port address" and one "IRQ channel". A port address is an address at which the CPU can find a certain device. Every device on your computer probably has a port address, so that when the CPU needs to communicate with that device, it knows where to find it. An Interrupt Request Channel, or IRQ channel, is used by the device to request time from the CPU. If the device needs processor time, it gets the CPU's attention by sending a signal on the Interrupt line assigned to it. As you can see in the table below, each COM port uses its own port address and IRQ; however notice that COM3 and 4 use the same IRQs as COM1 and 2. If you have more than 2 COM devices on your computer, you will want them all to have their own IRQ channel. Note: Do not attempt to alter resource settings on your computer unless you are an advanced user. An advanced user should be capable of recovering their own sysem from any situation. Port Address IRQ COM1 3F8 4 COM2 2F8 3 COM3 3E8 4 COM4 2E8 3 The port address and IRQ channel on the COM port work to give devices that use them access to serial data. If you have more than one device using the same IRQ or port address, chances are you'll have problems. All devices are intended to have their own address, and IRQ channel (in many cases a DMA channel also, but not with COM ports). The devices that usually use a COM port are modems and a mouse. Sometimes game devices like virtual helmets or digital cameras will use COM ports also, so you have to be sure you have no conflicts if you have more than two COM port devices on your syst |
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yep. you've probably got some other device/process trying to use the same IRQ channel. have you installed or unistalled any hardware lately?... maybe it didn't get completely unistalled. maybe you can search for it in the add/remove software list, or in the process list in the task manager. also... just something i dug up: This can occur if a Windows application: RNAAPP.EXE is left in memory from a previous communication or dial-up networking program. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to open Windows' Close Program window; select the RNAAPP entry from the list, and click on the "End Task" button. |
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Bleh, I think it has to do with my network settings or something. I actually got the modem to dial. The driver for the modem has its own testing program; tested card, check, tested line, check, dial tone, check, dialed number, check. The thing is when I try to set up a connection with the "New Connection" wizard, and there's the screen for choosing which type of connection, but "Dial-up" is greyed out; I can't select it. Also, if I try to set up the connection using the AT&T worldnet setup disk, it just says something similar that it won't work. I have officially given up for now, and I'll just keep using this computer. Thanks for the help though. |
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maybe try to unistall & reinstall your modem driver? -just a guess- |
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yeah, did all that. |
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sucky. i guess the next step is to invest in a mallet |
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if you know the port it's SUPPOSED to be on.... try and change the port manually inside the modem properties..... I had a problem very similar to your's and that fixed it right up |
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