Serial(Com) Port Name

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How can I change name of Serial Port using C#

Say My System have COM1
I want to rename it to COM2

Is it possible ?

How ?

I googled but could not find relevant

Thanks in Advance

:-D

Posted 25-Dec-10 2:56am

Khaniya

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-25T03:03:00

Solution 1

COM ports are associated with specific interrupts:

COM1 IRQ4 3F8H
COM2 IRQ3 2F8H
COM3 IRQ4 3E8H
COM4 IRQ3 2E8H

The only way you can "rename" the ports in C# is by changing the name of the object that represents that port. Keep in mind that this is a patently BAD idea, because the object doesn't accurately represent the underlying hardware.

Posted 25-Dec-10 3:03am

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fjdiewornncalwe 25-Dec-10 19:14pm

Perfect... (The answer, not the concept)

Roger Wright 27-Dec-10 1:05am

Exactly correct. COM ports are system devices, not for users to change. If, for some reason, another name is required for an app, the underlying COM port can be encapsulated by a user object.