Re: Direct Cable Connection problem
- From: "ilyaz" <ilyaz33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:26:07 -0400
Malke,
I was sitting and waiting for you to reply! Thanks. By now, you know that
I'm more stubborn than a donkey... Anyway, I appreciate your suggestions.
One URL (parallel) I visited before, but I need serial. So, I'll look at
others.
Regards,
Ilya
"Malke" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> ilyaz wrote:
>
>> I have WIN XP Home SP2 installed on two desktop PCs. I'd like to
>> connect both machines with a Null Serial Cable. I have a cable and a
>> Null Adapter which connect both machines at their serial ports. I set
>> this cable as modem on COM1. The <real> modem is on COM3. I run
>> Network Connections Wizard on my <NEW> computer and have Direct
>> Connection established. Then I run the same wizard on the <OLD>
>> computer and had the Direct Connection established on it too. However,
>> when I try to access one comp from another, I'm getting an error
>> message <Error Connecting to Direct Connection. Opening port... Error
>> 633: The modem (or other connecting device) is already in use or is
>> not configured properly.> What is wrong? How to get Direct Cable
>> Connection to work? My <NEW> computer is wireless connected to
>> Interned. I want my <OLD> computer connected to the <new> one by
>> serial cable only. Thanks for any help you may offer.
>>
>
> Hey, Ilya you wild and crazy guy! You just love to do stuff the hard
> way, don't you? ;-) I can't help you directly with this because I
> always just use ethernet or a usb thumbdrive, but here are some great
> links to help:
>
> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dccmain.htm - Direct Cable Connection
>
> http://www.lpt.com/Support/DCC-SetUp/dcc-setup.htm - DirectParallel and
> Direct Cable Connection (DCC) Step-by-Step SETUP
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305621 - HOW TO: Set Up a Direct Cable
> Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP
>
> Malke
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