Windows 2000
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For configuring serial communication under Windows 2000:

a. Control Panel -> Phone and Modem Options -> Modems -> Add

b. In "Install New Modem" check the box "Don't detect my modem..."

c. Select from "Standard MOdem Types" a modem like "Standard 19200 bps Modem". Next.

d. Select the port where you like to have the modem, i.e. COM1 or All Ports. Next.

e. After Windows installs the modem, select Finish.

f. Return to the Modems screen, select the added modem, and modify the properties to
   the desired speed, i.e. 115200 baud.
   You will need to change this in the connection (into properties).


Now it is necesary to add a connection. Select My Network Places and Properties (with Right Click).

a. Make New Connection -> Next -> Dial to Internet

b. Select to configure the connection Manually

c. Select connect via a phone line and modem

d. Select the modem added previously, Next, add a Number (like 1 or 12345). Do not check
   using Area Code.

e. If you select Advance configuration, you can select PPP (disable LCP Extensions, Multilink, etc.) or 
   SLIP or CSLIP, logon None.

f. You are prompted for username and password, it is not used in this configuration.
   If you use blank password, you are warned by a dialog box.

g. Complete the desired name and Next.

h. after a while, you are prompted for configuring a mail account. You can said No and finish.


Here the connection appears. It is necesary to check the properties:

1. COM connection speed, may default to initial value (I had this problem)

2. check redial options, can be reduced the time and retry.

3. In networking you should check only TCPIP and if you have SLIP or PPP protocol enable.

4. Configure a fix IP address (like 10.1.1.1 if peer is 10.1.1.2).
   Be carefull to not repeat this IP with other interface or loopback adapter
   because the connection will fail.

5. If using PPP, select configure, and disable LCP Extensions, compression and MultiLink.

6. In the TCPIP properties, select Advanced and check the Use IP Header Compression.
   If you used SLIP, this converts the connection to CSLIP.
   Currently it works fine without compression.


NOTES:

- Under PPP the first start of the commandd in Windows fails, but redial works fine.

- PPP works fine, negotiates the connectioon. If you forget to disable LCP extensions or other options
  the negotiation is slow but finally works.

- SLIP is a bit problematic (or buggy), I  configured into TCPIP advanced properties frame size of 1500 bytes,
  compressed IP headers and default gateway in remote node.

- PPP command used in Minix:   ppp.drv -a  -v -b 115200 -M /dev/tty01 &

- SLIP command used in Minix:  slip.drv -vv -b 115200 -M /dev/tty01 &
  compression (-c) with Windows 2000 does not work.
  The compression works fine under Windows 98 (the same driver).

- the better sequence is always start the  driver in Minix, start in Windows. It may show an error but redial works.

- header compression works in PPP, but datta compression not (-Z) so Windows uses gzip compression and
  actually Minix works with BSD Compression.

- header compression helps versus SLIP in  response in terminal emulation.

- disconnect from WIndows stops PPP driverr in minix. The modem disconnect is slow (30 to 60 seconds).