Other methods of testing connectivity with Hyperterm (part of WinXP) are listed here:įirst of all I would like to apologise to swholden for keeping myself so quiet for so long time. My laptop only uses 3 and 4 internally, so i -could- assign my Keyspan to 1 or 2 if i wished. It is possible to tell it to use -any- unused number between 1 and 255. Somewhere in there (location varies between adapters) will be a screen which tells you the COM port number it's using, and which allows you to -specify- which number you'd rather. Getting into the Windows Device Manager, (Control Panel->System->Hardware(tab)->DeviceManager)Īnd chasing down the COM port link to the USB adapter, and then poking around the tabs.
You can -also- invoke the Serial Assistant (or whatever your vendor calls its equivalent) by
In my case, i find "Keyspan USB adapter" in the tree, and under that is the "Keyspan Serial Assistant". Then you probably have a link to the configuration program under the
If you installed the USB-to-serial adapter software (and downloaded any updates, yes?) (or perhaps assign one you'd prefer) than to hunt blindly through many possibilities. It's much faster (and more direct) to ask the USB/Serial adapter for the number it's using You should be able to connect in a number below 25.Īlthough that method may work, it's rather inefficient. > Remote Handbox in Autostar Suite and you will eventually find the com port number > The range is 1 to 254, keep trying to connect to different com port numbers using the > you normally would using the standard com port. Your problem is by using a USB to RS232 converter it uses a larger com port number than