Subj : Sio vs Sio2k
To   : Rich Wonneberger
From : Gordon Lewicky
Date : Sat Apr 16 2005 08:12 pm

Quoting Rich Wonneberger to Torsten Bamberg
Subj. Sio vs Sio2k, dated 16-Apr-2005 09:30

RW> *** Quoting Torsten Bamberg to Kevin Nunn dated 04-15-05 ***
>  KN> DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,4,-)
> (COM2:115200,INTERNET:2F8,NONE:3,-)
>  KN> (COM3:115200,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:4,-)
> (COM4:115200,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:3,-)
>  KN> DEVICE=C:\SIO\VSIO.SYS
RW> (bit del)
> I think, you are useing the serial ports of your motherboard. Afaik sio
> can't access irq-shared com-ports. So, just give every com-port a
> different irq in your bios. Or, use one of the serial-multiport-cards

RW> I am using something similar to this.  I disabled com2 in BIOS and
RW> used the 'virtual' IRQ in SIO.  I use IRQ-4 for com1, and IRQ-3 for
RW> -all- my INTERNET ports.  Its not a real IRQ (or port address) for
RW> SIO. My com1 is a real port for dial-in.

I am like Torsten. I have a real modem on com1 and virtual on
coms2-4. Like you, I turned off com 2 in the bios. As for the
addresses for 2 thru 4, I use the standard values. Altho I do know
I can use any irq I want, being virtualized, I find it's best to
use standard and not have to worry about doors working. Some doors
say they accept non-standard com ports but they really don't, and
some say they use fossil only and ignore port settings, but don't.
So rather then figuring out which doors have proper com operations
WRT port addressing & fossil, and which don't, I just set SIO to
report standards and all doors like it. Makes life easier. :)

Cheers...
Gordon Lewicky (Pdk)

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