At 10:06 AM 9/27/2005 -0400, you wrote: >That is correct - Hyperterminal does its own serial port configuration >during initialization - only after it is satisfied with what is out there >does it default to the configuration you have selected in System/Ports or >wherever your OS puts it. Using TeraTerm I do not have this problem - >using Hyperterminal I do on MOST (not all) computers. And H-T really does >not like USB-RS232 dongles. > >I discovered this the hard way many years ago, and have had the 1-6-4 & >7-8 hardware jumpers on every PCB with RS232 that I have done since >then. Cheap insurance. Yup. Me too. Just copy and paste the DE-9 and connections. ;-) Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com ->> Inexpensive test equipment & parts http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspeff -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist