The Option to Select a COM Port Is Not Present When You Set Up a Direct Cable Connection (295940)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q295940 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a Direct Cable Connection (DCC), the option to use a COM port is not present.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior:
- Click Start, and then click Connect To.
- Under Common Tasks, click New Connection Wizard.
- Click Next, and then click Set up an advanced connection.
- Click Connect directly to another computer, and then click Next.
- Click the Host option, and then click Next.
- Click a COM port in the Device for this connection box, and then click Next.
- From the list of users, click the users that are able to connect, click Next, and then click Finish.
- To create an incoming connection on a COM port, repeat these steps, and then at the appropriate location, choose the COM port that you want to use.
STATUSThis behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/15/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbprb KB295940 |
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