COM ports supported

[Robin Gray]

Newbie question - need a WIN2000 PC to talk to 4 tills via COM ports so
intend to install 2 x PCI double Serial port cards. I also need to attach a
UPS to this box and it communicates via a COM port. Total now 5 COM ports.
Will this work? Someone has told me only 4 ports will be supported under
WIN2000. I can't seem to find the answer on the MS site.
TIA

Robin Gray
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[Wouter]

Newbie question - need a WIN2000 PC to talk to 4 tills via
COM ports so intend to install 2 x PCI double Serial port
cards. I also need to attach a UPS to this box and it
communicates via a COM port. Total now 5 COM ports. Will
this work? Someone has told me only 4 ports will be
supported under WIN2000. I can't seem to find the answer
on the MS site.
TIA

Robin Gray
(e-mail address removed)

Windows NT/2000 supports 256 COM ports (95/98 does support 128
COM ports).
Not all COM ports are allways true serial RS232 ports, your IR
port is usually allso assigned as virtual COM port.

 

[Walter Schulz]

Newbie question - need a WIN2000 PC to talk to 4 tills via COM ports so

intend to install 2 x PCI double Serial port cards. I also need to attach a
UPS to this box and it communicates via a COM port. Total now 5 COM ports.
Will this work? Someone has told me only 4 ports will be supported under
WIN2000. I can't seem to find the answer on the MS site.

Open your device manager and select a serial port. Select properties
and then Port Settings. Go to "Advanced" and look for the COM
settings. You will see there are COM1 to COM256.

Look into
http://www.softio.com/map950pci8port16950+dualquadplexcables.htm
as an example. Your hardware and your software has to match.
I doubt if you are able to add 5 serial ports by just adding more
adapters (but haven't tested it yet).

Ciao, Walter

 

[Robin Gray]

Thanks guys for the very quick replies - guess I'll go try it now.

Thanks again

Robin Gray