Looking for COM1

[bman]

Fellas,

I have a question for all you HW experts out there.

In order to access the internet from a software emulator that I am using for work, I need to redirect data sent to COM1 to a virtual COMx.

The problem that I am having is that I couldn't find COM1 under the Device Manager. How could resurrect COM1? Will a new PCI serial card fix this problem? The emulator only talks to COM1.

Thanks in advance for your help.

bman

 

[stan-the-man]

Fellas,

I have a question for all you HW experts out there.

In order to access the internet from a software emulator that I am using for work, I need to redirect data sent to COM1 to a virtual COMx.

The problem that I am having is that I couldn't find COM1 under the Device Manager. How could resurrect COM1? Will a new PCI serial card fix this problem? The emulator only talks to COM1.

Thanks in advance for your help.

bman

COM(port) 1 and 2 are where 56k modems are detected.Do you have one installed in the mbd ?

 

[bman]

my pc came with modem and lan cards. what's funny is that under the device manager, no serial ports can be found.

 

[bman]

could it be that my modem went south on me?

 

[stan-the-man]

Modem or not modem

could it be that my modem went south on me?

That is the ?
A COM port and a serial port are two differrent things.
If you know enough about this "modem" than try "Add New Hardware" autodetect or tell it what it is.

 

[Target]

Or very simply your Serial ports could be turned OFF in the BIOS.

IF you know what kind of modem it has and/or you have the disks that came with the modem, yank the modem out....enable the serial ports in the BIOS and you'll be in business. You can always re-install the modem later if you need it.
-Target

 

[Apokalipse]

if it doesn't detect the modem maybe it isn't pushed in properly.
serial ports are usually used for printers and such, does your mobo have any? and do you need it/them?