Turn on usb ports after installing cable modem

I have no phone line, only cable with VOIP. Can you help? Try this link for system documentation. You may have several options to connect. But first, what is this "Netgear" you have. A Netgear what? If you are referring to a Netgear router, it should be connected to the cable modem using an ethernet cable.

The laptop's 3Com card should be connected to one of the router's LAN ports. This assumes the cable modem you have has an ethernet port. To make any of these connections, turn off unplug everything. Wait a few minutes. Make all the physical cable connections. Then turn on the modem and wait a minute so it synchronizes with the ISP. Then turn on the router and wait another minute.

Then turn on the computer. It should be receiving an IP address from the router. Use Internet Explorer to perform Windows Updates. Start IE. Keep doing Windows Updates until there are none left. Thank you :smileyhappy: the link was very helpful. Now that I understand the use of the ethernet card, I need to find the appropriate cable.

My cable modem does have an assortment of ports - ethernet, USB, Cable. Or should I bypass it and connect it directly to the cable modem? I don't want to burn out the card if there's a bypass route I can take.

Thanks, again. I'm beginning to understand your network. It would be helpful if you identified each device by its make and model and explain how many PC are in your network and how they connect.

I'm going to assume you have the Linksys VOIP router connected to the cable modem using the ethernet cable that came with that router. To connect the laptop all you need is a regular, straight through ethernet cable to connect one of the Linksys router LAN ports to the 3Com PC card. The only device that should be connected directly to the cable modem is the Linksys router, connected by an ethernet cable.

There is no need for USB at all. You may not even need the Netgear router, but I cannot say for sure until I know more about your network. OK, I have a tower with an ethernet network card. The ethernet cable from the ethernet card in the tower is connected to the Linksys broadband router. The ethernet cable from the broadband router is connected to the Motorola cable modem. That's my tower set up.

I think you're right about not needing the Netgear ethernet router. The Motorola cable modem has a ethernet jack on it, a USB port, as well as the cable input jack.

The Linksys broadband router has 3 ethernet jacks on it, 2 phone jacks and 1 main ethernet jack from the cable modem. They're less than a year old. Now, to set up the Dell Latitute notebook to the Motorola cable modem is my current project. After searching through Best Buy and lengthy conversations with the Geek Patrol there, it was determined that the 3Com ethernet PC card cable was not available. Yes Doug, that would be very helpful to see pictures of your installation with both of your blue power units Mid-Continent.

The Guardian unit that Mark installed is nice because it offers a round version, as does the slightly larger Stratus unit. Yet, am a bit disappointed that even the smaller Guardian unit doesn't fit in the flashlight hole pilot side only. Would also really like to see a picture of David's installations, especially the one on the right side - behind the seat. Keith's installation on the DA40 looks to be in an ideal location, however the DA42 has a row of circuit breakers there.

However, this location might work on the left side, if a placard could be relocated. One last consideration, for others who might be contemplating the same project: is Apple appears to gradually be moving towards USB Type C cables. Crystal ball time. Warm regards, Scott. Re: USB Ports Post by cptndavid » Wed Mar 28, pm Scott, I will take a photo of the installation of my power ports and try to upload them if not I will send them to you as an e mail.

I can plug things in just fine by feel and there's no wire heading up to the instrument panel. There are any two one pair each side in the luggage area, one of which powers the Stratus. This would be of benefit for those of us who have yet to finalize our selection of places to install these devices. In particular, the one under your left knee. Also, which manufacturer you selected. Thanks very much to David who sent me photos of his Mid-continent installation via email.

The update may have impacted the ability of the virtual serial port drivers for certain devices to load by default. This poses a significant issue when you are trying to use these devices. We provide a step-by-step procedure which can help you eliminate issues related to COM ports on Windows 10 in as little as three clicks. Read on to learn more about how to use this efficient virtual COM port driver for Windows There is a way to resolve this annoying problem in a manner that will prevent it from recurring.

This application allows the creation of an unlimited number of virtual serial port pairs. The virtual COM port pairs employ a virtual null-modem connection to enable communication with each other. Users engaged in the practice of developing and testing serial applications and hardware will benefit from the configuration options that are possible through the use of Virtual Serial Port Driver.

One example is the ability to allow two applications to share data via virtual serial ports. Connecting the apps with a pair of virtual COM ports lets the data written by one program be immediately made available to the other program.

This can save significant time and effort when debugging and testing serial apps and devices. Most often, virtual COM ports in Windows 10 install automatically when a user connects a converter to a computer with internet access.

This is not a major issue, as users can simply install the drivers utilizing the disk that comes with their specific Serial Converter. Follow the instructions below to install Serial Converter device drivers from a disk:. Some software applications are designed to only operate with designated serial ports.

If you need to work with this kind of program, you may need to know how to find port numbers in Windows 10 so you can modify them if necessary.

In many cases when working with older devices or applications, you will be called upon to change COM port numbers to successfully operate the programs and peripherals.

Some legacy equipment is only capable of working with specifically named serial ports. The following procedure allows Windows users to change the COM port number for any attached device. Windows may have assigned a different identifier to the port which you will be required to modify. There are many instances where this Windows 10 COM Port Driver software can be instrumental when working with serial devices and applications. Some of the uses of the software include testing and debugging in usage scenarios that include:.

The easiest way is to use the default Windows search bar located next to the Start Menu on the toolbar. There are two ways to access the WinX menu.

Type in any of the following commands only one :. Device Manager will be listed in the left panel under System Tools. Electronic Team, Inc.