Determining The Com Port - Toshiba Satellite 200 Series User Manual

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Connecting to the World
Setting Up
8 Select the manufacturer and model number of your
modem. If your modem manufacturer supplied a Win-
dows 95 installation disk, click Have Disk, then click OK.
Otherwise, click Next to use the Windows 95 modem driv-
ers.
9 Select the port the modem is connected to (typically
COM2), then click Next.
Windows 95 asks you to enter the dialing information it needs
to complete outgoing calls. For example, country code, area
code, and any prefix necessary to reach an outside line.
10 Enter the dialing information and click Finish.

Determining the COM Port

Your modem is connected to one of the computer's COM (com-
munications) ports.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, the serial
port and COM port are really two different things. The serial
port is the physical port on the left side of the computer. The
COM port is a unique identifier the computer uses to commu-
nicate with the serial port or other serial devices.
If you're using a Windows 95 communications program, such as
Hyperterminal, it determines the COM port automatically. Skip to
the following section.
If you are going to install and set up a non-Windows 95 communi-
cations program, you must tell it which COM port your modem is
using.
To find out which port your modem is connected to, follow these
steps:
1 Click Start, then point to Settings.
2 Click Control Panel.
Windows 95 opens the Control Panel.