Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 20:50:17 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Infra red for 2 Libs?
>From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Yup, that's the case. Just another COMport > > > > So you just have the standard port references in DCC like "Parallel > >cable on LPT1" with no reference to it being a virtual IR port. > > >Yes, yes, yes, the ports look like regular COMports. The IR stuff is behind >the scenes. > > > > > > And you say that you are able to connect one system to another via > > >an IR connections using DCC between two systems, yes? > > > > If that's so... I wonder what I'm doing wrong. > > > >Well, you may not be considering that the problem is, gasp!, within > >Windows! > >IIRC you need a networking protocol IPX/SPX ( normally for Novell ) to be >installed for DCC to work. See, even though DCC is a serial/parallel file >transfer, it uses Dial-Up Adapter and IPX/SPX to talk on, not NetBEUI or >TCP/IP like you would think. Eeeeek! I forgot I only have all those protocals set up on my last HDD! >Get Dial-Up Adapter installed, and bind IPX/SPX to it, at a minimum, >and >let us know if THAT works... Okay... 'Dial-Up Adaptor' (as TCP/IP and NetBEUI Dial-Up Adaptors) is installed now. Will add IPX/SPX and check back. Matt _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
