Windows XP Setup for DCC via Serial Cable

for additional information:
See Parallel Technologies' Web Site for detailed information on
Windows 2000 DirectParallel^® DCC connections:
There are some very helpful Step-By-Step Setup Instructions for setting up
DirectParallel^® Direct Cable Connection (DCC) on Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP :

Before you can define a Direct Cable connection using a serial cable, you need to configure
your serial communication port(s) / COM-port(s) for use with Direct-Cable connection ,
because Windows is handling such a serial direct connection cable like a modem :

	In the Control-Panel, open the "Phone and Modem Options" : Select the tab " Modems" It may show any modem already configured on your system. To define the usage of a COM-port for Direct-Cable connection, click on the button "Add".
	This starts up the "Add Hardware Wizard". The system will not be able to detect automatically such a connection cable for DCC, so please place the checkmark to "Don't detect my modem, I will select it from a list".
	In the window "Install New Modem:, select on the left as "Manufacturer" the "(Standard Modem Types)", then on the right under "Models" the "Communications cable between two computers"
	Most computers have more than 1 Serial Communications port (COM-port), therefore you will now have to "Select the port(s) you want to install the modem on" Select, if you like to use it on all ports or just on a selected port. My system has already a real modem on COM1, so I define COM2 to be used for the "Communications cable between two computers".
	The "Add Hardware Wizard" has finished its job.
	The Control-Panel applet "Phone and Modem Options" lists now your real modem (if you have one) and the "Communications cable between two computers". we must configure our connection cable, so select the communications cable (single click ) and then select the button "Properties".
	in the Properties of the Connection cable, select the tab : "Modem". by default, the "Maximum port Speed" will be only 19200, please change that to 115200 to be able to get the maximum throughput on the serial communications cable.

Once the "Connection cable between two computers" have been installed and configured,
you can now define the Direct Cable connection.