Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!spool.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!ylee@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu From: ylee@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Yao Chung Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: COM Port and HP IIDs Message-ID: <1991Mar13.141944.17118@news.cs.indiana.edu> Date: 13 Mar 91 14:19:24 GMT Sender: root@news.cs.indiana.edu (Operator) Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University Lines: 17 Has anyone come across this message when attempting to connect a HP to a COM port: Write Fault error writing device COM1 I am using a NULL Modem cable to talk to the HP, once in a blue moon it works, it is very inconsistent, I'll really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this. Thank you in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Lee Bitnet : ylee@iugold.bitnet Network Administrator Internet: ylee@cs.indiana.edu SPHS, Indiana University UUCP: {ames,rutgers,att}!iuvax!ylee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------