NS2 terminal COM port settings

tomfuke

Hi,

Like many folks, I have a laptop with no native RS232 ports on it, so I occasionally use a USB/232 adapter. When such adapters are installed, they are often assigned high "COM" port numbers.

I just installed my adapter and it was given COM18, but the only port I get listed in NS2 is COM3 (see attached image). I know that my COM18 adapter cable is working OK, since I can connect with Hyperterminal OK.

Not life or death, but any hints/tips greatly appreciated because I'd like to access COM18 from within the NS2 terminal if possible.

Thanks,

Tom

Jimweir192

Many apps will not recognise high port numbers... your easy solution is to move the com port down to a smaller value.

This can be done in Device Manager > Your Com Port Device > Properties, just reset it to say com4 (you may get errors saying this is already in use - generally this will be because another com device was installed on that port number historically - providing you're not using both together you should be ok)

Avoid Com 3 as this will be the built-in Fax Modem port.

tomfuke

Many thanks for the reply Jim!

I'm familiar with the device manager and reassigning COM ports, but these days I think that any application should be able to address any available COM port - especially an application like NS2! I have a number of other applications which don't have a problem with it.

Perhaps I should join the beta testers and put it on a wish-list for a future release.

Best regards,

Tom

Jimweir192

I've had NS2 working with high com ports, 12 or 15 I think of the top of my head, but there are so many variables with USB assigned ports and more often the USB driver is the issue rather than NS2...