Microsoft KB Archive/259819

= Cannot Create Direct Cable Connection from Windows 95/98 to Windows 2000 with Infrared Port =

Article ID: 259819

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q259819



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a direct cable connection from a Windows 98-based or Windows 95-based computer to a Windows 2000-based computer by using infrared (IR) ports, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot connect to the host computer. Make sure you have run Direct Cable Connection on the host computer and you have connected your cable to both computers.



CAUSE
Direct cable connections over IR ports between computers running Windows 95/Windows 98 and Windows 2000 are not possible or supported.



RESOLUTION
Use a serial or parallel cable between the computers to make the direct cable connection.



MORE INFORMATION
Windows 98 maps virtual COM ports to IR ports to enable direct cable connection over IR ports. Windows 2000 uses a new technique for enabling direct cable connection over IR ports that allows a direct cable connection over IR ports between two Windows 2000-based computers.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

252795 Windows 2000 Does Not Support Mapping Virtual COM Ports to Infrared Ports

For ore information about IR networking and Windows 2000, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/HWDEV/infrared/default.htm

Additional query words: dcc

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB259819

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