Hello Will,
Replying to a message of Will Honea to All:
WH> I'm trying to share a com port across a Warp 4 Peer setup such that a
WH> WinOS2 app can access a modem via the network (I HATE stringing phone
WH> wires!). The sharing works fine with OS/2 apps - they use the modem
WH> slick as can be - but I have yet to be able to get a DOS/WIN app to
WH> be able to use the port. Am I missing something obvious or is this a
WH> lost cause?
The obvious thing to know is that COM ports that are shared on an OS/2 box
can not be used by DOS or Windows or Win95 boxes as modem ports. NET USE
will not work for such shared COM ports.
All is not lost though. There are third party apps (sorry, I do not know
their names off the top of my head) that allow you do to this. They likely
use some sort of DOS app to map the COM ports on the OS/2 box so they are
accessible via INT14 capable terminal programs.
Regards, Alec
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