Shared Serial Ports - Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How many serial ports can I share at the same time?
A. You can share any of real serial ports and even all of them at the same time. And you can open shared port as many times as you need.
Q. Are hardware signal lines (DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, RING, ERROR, DCD, etc.) emulated in Shared Serial Ports?
A. Yes, all signal lines are emulated and supported. As in real null-modem connection, DTR of the local port connected to DSR and DCD of the remote port, and RTS of the local port connected to CTS of the remote port. Please, note that hardware signal lines can be manages by applications that have managing rights.
Q. I have followed step-by-step description on how to share serial ports but still unable to share. What's wrong?
A. Make sure that serial port is free prior to sharing. If the problem is persistent even after you have closed all applications that are connected to serial port, please, contact our technical support team with full description of your problem.
Q. I have problems unsharing serial port. What could be wrong?
A. Please, make sure that serial port, which you want to unshare, is closed and all applications are disconnected from it.
Q. Is flow control implemented in virtual serial ports?
A. Yes, flow control is fully implemented in Shared Serial Ports.