Windows 2000

I have no experience of the W2000 solution offered by http://www.IrDA4w2k.com . But reports on Usenet in alt.cellular.nokia and elsewhere seem positive. At least two postings in this thread as recorded by Deja confirm that these settings for 'Devices' would be found on a Windows 2000 machine, apparently for a machine with a serial port adapter.

Machines with built in Infra Red would have a different Device, probably an 'Infra Red device'. There may be an entry under 'Network Adapters' as well.

Careful here! I do not have a W2000 machine, so I am unable to verify what 'properties' should exist for these entries.

• I would think the Infra Red adapter device ought to have a property describing which COM port it is on, but a built in Infra Red device would not have such a property.
• The settings and properties will differ for SIR using a serial port adapter, or for built-in Infra Red using FIR.
• To be useful for users of Windows 2000, I need information for, or a link to, settings and properties for Devices, Protocols, and Adapters for the Windows 2000 solution, and will post information or links as soon as I receive them.

Drawing on the postings to Usenet, and comparing with the Windows 98 settings, I would expect there are two areas to check. First check the ‘Devices’ on ‘My computer’, and then check the ‘Networking’ arrangements under ‘Network neighbourhood’.

Checking My Computer ‘Devices’

Right clicking on 'My computer' brings up a small menu. Click on ‘Properties’ to inspect the devices. You need to check 4 things:

1. Device manager shows an 'Other Devices' entry 'IrBridge Kernel-Level Interface'
2. The IrDA system provides an emulated 3-wire or 9-wire serial port. The main communication is via the emulated serial or parallel ports, serial in the case of access to a mobile phone. These can be found under the 'Ports (COM and LPT)'. Clicking on the + sign reveals several entries, but one is relevant to IrDA for mobile phones. There should be an 'Infrared Virtual COM Port (COMx)'. COMx will be COM2, or COM3 or COM4 depending on the exact configuration of a user's machine.
3. There may be a 'network adapter'. Check to ensure it has no conflicts.
4. If a GSM phone IR modem has been installed at this stage, it too should be listed under 'Modem'. Check its properties to ensure any GSM IR phone modem is linked to the ‘Infra Red virtual Com port’ under the ‘modem’ tab.

Checking 'Network neighbourhood' properties

Select Network Neighbourhood, and examine its ‘Properties’. (Right clicking will bring up a small menu.)

There is a networking ‘wizard’ displaying various settings for ‘Adapters’ and ‘Protocols’.

You may find:

Adapter

• A 'Infra red adapter of some kind', whose properties show it bound to Fast Infrared Protocol

Protocol

• Fast Infrared Protocol, might be installed, with no bindings at all.

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