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    From Robert Wolfe@1:116/17 to All on Thu Sep 7 00:02:58 2017
    The problem I have is that when passing the com port to Max/2 in EXEBBS.CMD, Max returns with a message say that it cannot load the comm driver. When I pass al lthe contents of the % variables to a log file, I get the following:

    {0}[c:\ftn\fd] type fd.out
    Speed: 57600
    Port: 1
    Event Time: 10080
    Task #: 1
    Connection Msg: /ARQ/TEL_FROM_127.0.0.1
    CID: N/A
    Port Handle: 12

    I pass the port number as well as the speed and handles to Maximus/2 but it still doesn't accept the connection and I get the following error message is the logs for this particular node:

    {0}[c:\ftn\fd] type \max\Max.Log

    + 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Begin, v3.01 (task=1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX SYS0032: Cannot open com port (com1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Communications driver not properly installed

    However, whenever I run Maximus/2 in WFC mode, I do not get the above error message.

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Neptune's Lair * Olive Branch, MS * os2bbs.org (1:116/17)
  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to Robert Wolfe on Thu Sep 7 21:20:12 2017
    Hello Robert!

    07 Sep 17 00:02, you wrote to all:

    + 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Begin, v3.01 (task=1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX SYS0032: Cannot open com port (com1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Communications driver not properly installed

    However, whenever I run Maximus/2 in WFC mode, I do not get the above error message.

    Do you have the port-sharing parameter added to your SIO command line in CONFIG.SYS?

    ie:

    DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,IRQ4,-) (COM2,2F3,IRQ3,-) (COM3,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:IRQ4,-) (COM4,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:IRQ3,-)

    This is for a standard COM1 and COM2, and virtual COM3 and COM4. The dash (-) parameter enables sharing the port between applications.

    Andrew

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: Phoenix BBS * phoenix.bnbbbs.net (1:320/219)
  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/17 to Andrew Leary on Fri Sep 8 07:47:32 2017
    Hello Robert!

    07 Sep 17 00:02, you wrote to all:

    + 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Begin, v3.01 (task=1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX SYS0032: Cannot open com port (com1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Communications driver not properly installed

    However, whenever I run Maximus/2 in WFC mode, I do not get the above error message.

    Do you have the port-sharing parameter added to your SIO command line in

    I use SIO2k. But, it turned out that I was passing the parameters to MAXP.EXE incorrectly in my EXEBBS.CMD REXX script. All is well now. It's a little laggy, but it still works at least.

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Neptune's Lair * Olive Branch, MS * os2bbs.org (1:116/17)
  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/17 to Andrew Leary on Wed Sep 27 20:07:00 2017
    Was this an old message? I am actually using SIO2k and JoHo actually
    helped me get it working a while back. :)

    Andrew Leary wrote to Robert Wolfe <=-

    Hello Robert!

    07 Sep 17 00:02, you wrote to all:

    + 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Begin, v3.01 (task=1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX SYS0032: Cannot open com port (com1)
    ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX Communications driver not properly installed

    However, whenever I run Maximus/2 in WFC mode, I do not get the above error message.

    Do you have the port-sharing parameter added to your SIO command line
    in CONFIG.SYS?

    ie:

    DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,IRQ4,-) (COM2,2F3,IRQ3,-) (COM3,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:IRQ4,-) (COM4,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:IRQ3,-)

    This is for a standard COM1 and COM2, and virtual COM3 and
    COM4. The dash (-)
    parameter enables sharing the port between applications.

    Andrew

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: Phoenix BBS * phoenix.bnbbbs.net (1:320/219)

    ... Buckle up; it makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of the car. ___ MultiMail/CYGWIN_NT-6.1 v0.50

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Neptune's Lair * Olive Branch, MS * os2bbs.org (1:116/17)