Couple Interlnk questions

[Robert M]

I was recently trying the interlink program.
When using the mode command from a command prompt, I tried to set a COM port to 19200 and received
"Function not supported on this computer"
I read that the mode command for this speed and higher may not be available on some non-IBM PS2 computers at MSKB. They recommend using a communications program to achieve higher COM port speed.

Question: How does the communication program set the COM port speed to its full potential....say 115kbs on a non-IBM?

Question2: Can the Microsoft Windows 95 setup.exe program work over an Interlink/Intersvr setup between two computers using a serial or parallel cable without copying files to the local target?

[Vernon Frazee]

1. If you're running Windows 98/Me, see the following Microsoft KB article for an explanation of why this error occurs as well as a solution:
   
   MS-DOS-Based Programs Unable to Initialize COM Ports on Computers with ACPI Support

   This behavior can occur because the virtual communication device (Vcd.vxd) incorrectly initializes the default state of the COM ports for MS-DOS virtual machines ...

2. No. An InterLnk/InterSvr setup only allows you share disks and printer ports. It is not capable of allowing you to 'control' the other computer.

[Robert M]

Thanks Vern,
I have a second used AST Pentium computer which someone copied Windows 95 CAB files to. I recently bought a null serial cable and was successful getting a working "server" (the AST) interlnk connection using your instructions in a previous post.
I was able to copy files from the server etc...

The cab files are in a WIN95C directory on the AST. I was just wondering what would happen if I accessed the Win95C directory from my MS-DOS based computer over the interlink connection and tried running setup. If 95 setup begins, would it prompt for a drive and directory? Could I specify the local (non-server) drive as the destination to complete an install of windows 95 on my MS-DOS computer?

[Vernon Frazee]

From what I remember, you'll need to copy the files to a directory on your "MS-DOS based computer" first, then run SETUP from within that directory.