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What port am I using?
Hey guys can't remember how to tell what port my usb to serial cable is using. Can someone tell me how to do this, I have done it in the past but I can't remember how to do it.
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Re: What port am I using?
Control panel>device manager>ports Has to be plugged in if you use Vista before it will show up.
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Re: What port am I using?
im using windows xp
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Re: What port am I using?
With Xp it should point out all the usb ports you have. Same method to find them it's just that Vista will only show ports that have something connected.
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Re: What port am I using?
I found it bobo, hey you ever had any luck with usb to serial, trying to load a file to my neosat, my home comp is down and trying to do it on my laptop which doesnt have dp9.
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Re: What port am I using?
Try port 4 or 5 first, they are the most common, then next 3 then 6. They work well as long as you install the driver for the usb first.
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Re: What port am I using?
Pretty sure the drivers are installed I didnt use the disk that came with the usb cable, so windows found them for me. How can I tell if the drivers are installed? I found the port, it was number 4.
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Re: What port am I using?
Nevermind I found out where it shows if the drivers are installed or not and they are installed. Also says drivers are working properly, so wonder why this thing won't work, have no problems on my desktop computer.
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Re: What port am I using?
It could be that widows installed the wrong driver. Try the driver from the disk.
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Re: What port am I using?
lol, cant find the CD, but it shows the name of the drivers iin the device mgr and its the same name as the usb to serial im using
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Re: What port am I using?
Sorry I can't think of anything else to try right now.
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Re: What port am I using?
check the baud settings,,think it suppose to be 11250
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Re: What port am I using?
When you get to the driver window prompt it to see if any updates are available via the WEB.
Also I know it is obvious but make sure you are using the correct null cable.  |
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Re: What port am I using?
I think my problem is the usb to null cable i'm using, don't know why all drivers are installed, i will mess with it in a lil bit.
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Re: What port am I using?
Hey Tb, what cable are you using.. Someone may have or be able to find the drivers for you if they are the wrong ones.
Also, when I did mine on XP, even though I had the drivers installed, it wasnt directed to the proper port that I was using. So after some fiddling I directed it to the proper port number. I cant tell you why it worked like that, but in my case thats what happened.
So in your device manager you can try changing the port number for your USB-SER and see if that helps.
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Re: What port am I using?
Im using gigaware from ratshack, the model number is 26-949
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Re: What port am I using?
The RatShack ones have been known to suck ... I'd exchange it - if possible.
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