Serial Ports in windows 2000 guest

[Thomas Krieger]

Hello,

I've installed vmware 4.5.2 for linux and a windows 2000 guest operating
system. Now I want to use a software for administration of my handy. I see
the serial Ports in the windows 2000 hardware list but the software can't
connect to my handy using the serial ports. Is it possible to use the
serial ports with windows 2000 as guest in vmware and if yes what nust I
do?

Thanks in advance.

Thomas

[RobD]

Look at VM->Removable Devices->Serial 1 and see if it is checked. If not,
continue on and select Connect.

- Robert -

Post by Thomas Krieger
Hello,
I've installed vmware 4.5.2 for linux and a windows 2000 guest operating
system. Now I want to use a software for administration of my handy. I see
the serial Ports in the windows 2000 hardware list but the software can't
connect to my handy using the serial ports. Is it possible to use the
serial ports with windows 2000 as guest in vmware and if yes what nust I
do?
Thanks in advance.
Thomas

[Thomas Krieger]

Hi,

unfortunately there's no entry to do that. VM->Removeable devices shows only
the following entries floppy0, ide0:0, ide0:1, ethernet and sound. There's
nothing to setup a serial port. I'm running vmware workstation 4.5.2 build
8848. Perhaps there's another possibility.

Thomas

Post by RobD
Look at VM->Removable Devices->Serial 1 and see if it is checked. If not,
continue on and select Connect.
- Robert -

Post by Thomas Krieger
Hello,
I've installed vmware 4.5.2 for linux and a windows 2000 guest operating
system. Now I want to use a software for administration of my handy. I
see the serial Ports in the windows 2000 hardware list but the software
can't connect to my handy using the serial ports. Is it possible to use
the serial ports with windows 2000 as guest in vmware and if yes what
nust I do?
Thanks in advance.
Thomas

[Thomas Krieger]

I got it, I looked at the wrong place, now it works great.

Thomas

Post by Thomas Krieger
Hi,
unfortunately there's no entry to do that. VM->Removeable devices shows
only the following entries floppy0, ide0:0, ide0:1, ethernet and sound.
There's nothing to setup a serial port. I'm running vmware workstation
4.5.2 build 8848. Perhaps there's another possibility.
Thomas

Post by RobD
Look at VM->Removable Devices->Serial 1 and see if it is checked. If
not, continue on and select Connect.
- Robert -

Post by Thomas Krieger
Hello,
I've installed vmware 4.5.2 for linux and a windows 2000 guest operating
system. Now I want to use a software for administration of my handy. I
see the serial Ports in the windows 2000 hardware list but the software
can't connect to my handy using the serial ports. Is it possible to use
the serial ports with windows 2000 as guest in vmware and if yes what
nust I do?
Thanks in advance.
Thomas