changing com port for winmodem?

[golfcart]

Anybody know a way to force a winmodem to use a com port other than the default in win98?

[Cam99]

Right click on My computer then (properties)+(device manager)then modems.find your modem and click on resources.then unclick auto settings.Then find a setting with no conflicts.You might have to do this a few times till you find the port you want.Also dont forget to change your new port on all your internet connections

[golfcart]

thanks for the reply Cam99, device manager reports no conflicts with resources at all. This modem wants to use com3 which im assuming is being used by something else. I need to find a way to switch it to say com5 or something....any ideas?

[golfcart]

figured it out....changed some settings manually even though they werent conflicting. its still on com3 but it works. thanks again Cam99 for your help.

[CujoRbd]

i was reading this post, so i decided to try and change my com port, but it didn't work. i know (think) that i have new com settings, but it is the same port.

do you know how to exactly change the port? is it one of the specific settings? i was hoping to change it to Com1, but (though i don't think anything is there) it says that there is something there. i am a bit clueless as to what this may be.

(and BTW, if i get no response here, socalgal, i'm gonna put it into a new post. just so you know in advance. )


CujoRbd

[neo_otyugh]

i have yet to see a winmodem that will work on com1, usually the windmodems have to be on a virtual com (3 and up...), the only modems i have seen work well on com1 or 2 are hardware modems.
usually removing and letting windows reinstall teh modem will put it on a com port where it will work ok...

[dmcnamar]

I believe a winmodem will use com1 or com2 if you disable them in the bios first.

dlm

[psyklone]

dmcnamar is correct ... disabling com1 or com2 in BIOS (and checking to be sure that they are non-existant in the device mangler in safe mode) will allow a winmodem's virtual com port to set up on com1 or com2.