Lucent Technologies 560-201-113 manual PC Serial Ports

PC Serial Ports

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Overview

This appendix provides detailed information about PC serial ports, including background information about what they are and how they work. It also explains how Microsoft Windows 3.1 manages serial ports, how to resolve problems using COM3 or COM4 under Windows, and how to choose serial port hardware that is well-suited to the PassageWay Service Provider. If you are familiar with serial port terminology (for example, I/O port addresses, IRQs, etc.), you may wish to skip over the background section. If not, you should review the background section before reading further.

If you are having problems using the PassageWay Service Provider on COM3 or COM4, you should refer to “Workarounds and Solutions to the IRQ Conflict Problem.” If you intend to purchase an add-on serial port card for use with the PassageWay Service Provider, you should refer to “Selecting an Add-On Serial Port Card” for information that can assist you in selecting a card.

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