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On Fri, 31 May 96 10:17:15 GMT, Michael Salem
<michaels@michaels.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Dale Walker asks about dialling in from a home computer to an office
>computer, which will then do comms over a leased line. There's one modem
>in the home computer, two in the office computer.
>
>"What is the best way of connecting two modems to one computer?"
>
>I assume that machines at both ends are PC-clones running MSDOS or
>Windows.
>
>I have done this. Use remote control software; I used Carbon Copy for
>DOS at the time, but might choose Reachout if doing it today.
>
>You run remote host software on the office computer, viewer software
>on the home computer. The home computer connects to the office computer,
>and effectively takes control of it: you can do anything the office
>computer can do normally  from home (so long as this doesn't involve the
>COM port you're using for remote control!). In particular, you can dial
>out on a modem connected to the other COM port. Which is exactly what you
>want.
>
>"Do I have to be careful which com ports I use (I know not to use the
>"same IRQ as the mouse)?"
>
>If you are using a PC-clone, don't use COM1 and COM3 simultaneously,
>nor COM2 and COM4. Use different IRQs for the two ports.

Uh-oh! The mouse also needs to be present as well as the two modems on
the office computer. All 3 items need seperate IRQ's and there's only
2 are available for comms. Can you still get a bus mouse with a
dedicated card or are there any other ways around this?

>
>"Is it possible to use both modems concurrently?"
>Yes
>
>"Will Laplink allow this?"
>I shouldn't think so, but don't know for sure. Use Carbon Copy, Reachout,
>PC Anywhere, etc.
>

The current version of Laplink for Windows does have remote control
capability!

>I don't think this is what you want, but it is possible, with suitable
>hardware and software, to dial up a full network connection (your home
>computer becomes a full network workstation).

A far too expensive option for something that'll only be used two or
three times a week!


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