Win 10 and PPP on a serial port ( no modem ) ..

[gilesgoat]

Hi .. "calling windows experts" ..

So "too long to explain why" .. but "in the past" it was possible to start a PPP connection on a COM port WITHOUT any modem.

It would appear that "Without a Modem Device" you can not do that in WIN10, you can configure a PPP thing but it seems that "COM port alone option" does not exist.

After search I read/heard of this "com0com" device .. :

https://github.com/diegopego/com0com-1

Can it be trusted ? Anyone has/knows any better way ?

I am SURPRISED that "there appear to be no MS supplied 'NULL MODEM' device" ..

Anyone ever had this problem ?

Cheers.

[gilesgoat]

... and my "next question" could be if anyone ever "messed" with LAPB/X.25 or such ... and/or "multidrop RS-485 serial protocols" ... ..