Re: [NTLK] Newbie question about transferring data - Brief moment of success

From: Paul Curtis (MicroSSG_at_Comcast.net)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 14:48:08 PST


Thanks for everyone's patience on this...

I have uninstalled the Belkin F5U409 driver, uninstalled NCU, rebooted.
I disabled my IrDA port and modem. I ran Norton and fixed a variety of
bad links from the deletion activity, ran it again to make sure all was
clean. Re-installed the Belkin F5U409 - which settled into Comm3
naturally, re-installed NCU and rebooted. I set NCU to Comm3 and
attempted to connect, only the RX light blipped for the obligatory 4
times and then the time out error. I fired up HyperTerminal(HT) and
tried connecting again to check to see if Comm3 was getting data, and
no. So I re-configured the Belkin to Comm4, checked with HT and got data
when I tried to connect, so I know now that the MP 120 is actually
pinging the laptop. I then tried NCU again, setting the port to Comm4
and trying to connect, still nothing.

I'm starting to feel like a dog chasing his tail.

Regards,

Paul Curtis
About to have one less MP 120, 2.0/MP 130, 2.0/2100 2.1

-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Paul Curtis
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:11 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newbie question about transferring data - Brief
moment of success

OK, set to Comm4, I actually got NCU and the MP 120 to connect, Horary!
But as soon as I select "Backup" from the desktop computer" I get this
error message: "The connection was stopped because of a communication
error. (-1)"...

Comm1 & Comm4 are set the same 9600, 8, n, 1, no flow control, no FIFO.

I have tried switching between Comm1 and Comm4 ( the only ports
available) and now I can't connect at all again, also NCU is crashing -
it seems after switching the Comm port settings and my laptop reset all
by itself usually after NCU pukes.

Another odd behavior in NCU, after recovering from one of the crashes,
NCU set the Comm to Comm3, which isn't even available and listed no
other ports - should've seen Comm1 and Comm4. That only happened once.

I'm gonna try the slodown.exe utility and see if that has any effect?!

Regards,

Paul Curtis
MP 120, 2.0/130, 2.0/2100, 2.1
-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Andrei Chichak
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:58 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newbie question about transferring data from one
Newt to another...

Okay, so we know that when you try to connect from the newt, RX blinks
and
when you send from HT, TX blinks. That sounds exactly correct. You most
likely have a good physical connection. You can always try to connect
from
the newt and see what comes up in HT, but it is pretty academic at this
point.

Shut down HT and bring up the NCU and check your port settings. Make
sure
you are using COM1. By the way, turn off the FIFOs on the serial port if

you can. Try to connect.

Andrei

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