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From: knudsen@cbnewsd.att.com (michael.j.knudsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Why does my modem disable the serial port?
Message-ID: <1991Jun13.215613.18314@cbnewsd.att.com>
Date: 13 Jun 91 21:56:13 GMT
References: <1991May25.133555.7807@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> <1991Jun10.153842.12545@midway.uchicago.edu>
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In article <1991Jun10.153842.12545@midway.uchicago.edu>, valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty) writes:

> You have to disable one of the on-board serial ports when you install an
> internal modem.  Else you end up with two devices trying to be the same
> COM port.  (I.e., I think the thing you don't realize is that the
> internal modem has a built-in serial port)

Uh-oh.....
I have a Compaq Portable II with just one serial port, COM1:, on its
multi-function card.
I'm using that for my Logitech mouse.

Are you saying that if I plug in an internal modem, I'll have to
disable that existing COM1: port?
Or is there some way I can tell the modem to be COM2:?
Or tell this to the system at bootup?
	Thanks, mike k
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