Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 The computer that I would like to use with LOR dose not have any comm ports, only around 10 USB ports. what can I do? I tried to use a converter that I have, but it didn't work for me. any suggestions , please help if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 What happend with the converter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Dan, I get an error (8002) Invalid port number. While :excuting port open property. what can I do. The computer that I have LOR connected to sucks, what can I do to fix this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 In the Hardware Utility if you click on the drop down in the "Manual Select" for comm port... What ports are available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Dan, in the manual selection my choices are, none, and comm 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 10 usb ports and no com ports, what kind of computer is that? You could install a com card, they are very inexpensive and easy to install. Sounds like though you have the usb adapter you need to get that working. Maybe think about upgrading the computer during the summer too.:santa: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Bradley Measel wrote: Dan, in the manual selection my choices are, none, and comm 3. Bradley,So when you tried to connect to comm 3 you get the 8002 error?When there is not USB adaptor attached does Comm 3 go away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Dan, the comm 3 is still there when i take the adapter off. I get an (8012) error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Bradley Measel wrote: Dan, the comm 3 is still there when i take the adapter off. I get an (8012) error.Bradley,What that says to me is that the adaptor is not working correctly or the drivers are not installed properly. Every USB/Serial adaptor that I seen will create a new comm port when installed and that port will go away when it is removed.When you say that that the Comm3 is still there when you take the adaptor off, make sure that you stop and restart the Hardware Utility after you take the adaptor off. The Hardware Utility only checks to see which comm ports exists when it is started. It will not notice changes in the number of comm ports while it is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 thanks Dan, what do you think i should do. If it is the drivers what can i do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Did you get drivers with the USB/Serial converter that had to be installed. Can you confirm that no new comm port appears when you plug the USB adaptor into the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Dan, You are correct that no new comm ports appear when adapter is plugged in. I don"t think I have any software for the adaptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Well either the adaptor isn't really working or the USB port is not really working. Do other USB devices work in that USB port. Is there any "Dong" when you plug the adaptor in to signifiy that a new USB device was detected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Go into the control panel, then the "system icon, then find the "device manager" and see if it's listed in the hardware list with a yellow exclamation point. That would indicate something is up with the driver. Windows doesn't have USB to serial drivers by default, so you'd definately have to load one. It should have came with a disc, but, if not, you can probably get it from the vendor's web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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