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Configuring the Infrared Port for Dial-Up Networking, Installing the IDE Driver for Windows NT

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2 Click on Advanced...; then click on COM2 for "COM Port." Make sure that Enable is selected for "Infrared." 3 Shut down and restart your computer. After you modify the registry key or value, restart the computer. The infrared port is configured as COM2. Configuring the Infrared Port for Dial-Up Networking To use dial-up networking with the infrared port, you need to configure the null-modem setting in the "Windows NT RAS setup" window. To set up infrared communication for dial-up networking: 1 Double-click on Network in the Control Panel. 2 Click on the Services tab; then click on Add.... 3 If you have not installed Remote Access Service, click on Remote Access Service, and click on OK. 4 In "Install New Modem Setup," click on Dial-Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs, and follow the instructions on the screen. 5 Make sure this serial cable COM port is already assigned for your infrared port. 6 Restart the computer when the RAS setup is completed. You can connect your computer to the RAS server using the infrared port if your RAS server is also configured for using an infrared device. Installing the IDE Driver for Windows NT Install the ThinkPad PIIX4 IDE driver as follows: 1 Start Windows NT and log on with the user ID authorized as an administrator. 2 Insert the IDE Driver Diskette into the diskette drive. Chapter 7. Installing Software 113

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2
Click on
Advanced...
; then click on COM2 for “COM Port.”
Make sure that
Enable
is selected for “Infrared.”
3
Shut down and restart your computer.
After you modify the registry key or value, restart the computer.
The
infrared port is configured as COM2.
Configuring the Infrared Port for Dial-Up Networking
To use dial-up networking with the infrared port, you need to
configure the null-modem setting in the “Windows NT RAS setup”
window.
To set up infrared communication for dial-up networking:
1
Double-click on
Network
in the
Control Panel
.
2
Click on the
Services
tab; then click on
Add...
.
3
If you have not installed Remote Access Service, click on
Remote Access Service
, and click on
OK
.
4
In “Install New Modem Setup,” click on
Dial-Up Networking
Serial Cable between 2 PCs
, and follow the instructions on
the screen.
5
Make sure this serial cable COM port is already assigned for
your infrared port.
6
Restart the computer when the RAS setup is completed.
You can connect your computer to the RAS server using the infrared
port if your RAS server is also configured for using an infrared
device.
Installing the IDE Driver for Windows NT
Install the ThinkPad PIIX4 IDE driver as follows:
1
Start Windows NT and log on with the user ID authorized as an
administrator.
2
Insert the IDE Driver Diskette into the diskette drive.
Chapter 7.
Installing Software
113