RE: [WinMac] How can I "reset" ports, printer, ethernet etc.
David Linsey(linseyda[at]pilot.msu.edu)
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:12:51 -0500
I think I understand your main problem, one of your ports, you mention
printer, somehow gets used by the system and then the program calling the
port refuses to let it go when it is finished. Am I right? Well there is a
way that should work.
Click on start, settings, control panel. Double click on system, then at
the top click on device manager. Here are all the devices installed on your
system. You can either then click on computer, then at the bottom click
refresh to reinitialize everything on your computer (if you are connected
via modem you will be disconnected as the modem is refreshed too) or you can
try just selecting the item you want to refresh, in this case it would be
the lpt port under the ports (com&lpt) directory. Ethernet would be under
network adapters. Hope this helps!
David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu
> [mailto:winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu]On Behalf Of Rosemary J. Hagen
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 9:14 AM
> To: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list
> Subject: [WinMac] How can I "reset" ports, printer, ethernet etc.
>
>
> Dear WinMac Wizards,
>
> I am still stuck with a problem. I would like to be
> able to "take
> control" of my ports! I find it very frustrating to have to
> reboot when
> the printer port "is in use" just to re-open or close the port. For
> [WinMac] though in particular, I'm connected with a
> cross-over cable to
> my husband's PC and my 100 Pentium card (I have a 7200/120 PC
> Compatible
> with OS 8.0 and Windows 95.) We can connect just fine in
> Windows but if
> I have to reboot the windows side, I can't reconnect with his
> PC unless I
> reboot the Mac too. I would love to not have to waste so
> much time. To
> transfer files to the PC Drive I have to have the PC shut down - if I
> then restart the PC, my ethernet connection is broken.
>
> I really, really hope someone can assist me. I had
> posted to the
> MacL list but received only one response - maybe they don't
> understand
> the question? Or perhaps it's more suited to this group.
>
> Eagerly awaiting your replies,
>
> Rosemary
>
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