Serial ports & paralel ports seem obsolete these days,why not purchase
a USB modem,the interface is much faster.

"ShadowTek" wrote:

> I have an external serial modem that is run through a serial-to-USB
> converter.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16825134002
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812107956
> &Tpk=trendnet%2busb%2bserial
>
> It will occationally hang, and the the only way to get back control of the
> modem is to reboot the computer. When I query to modem from the control
> panel, it says: "The port that the modem is using is currently open by
> another application. Exit any application that may currently be using the
> port."
>
> I don't know what could be causing the problem. I have tried disabling all
> other needless applications that run in the background, but that is still
> no change.
>
> Anybody got any ideas of other things that I can try?
>