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        <description> I&#039;m having trouble getting my printer to connect with my host program. I installed the driver but my control panel still lists it as fax machine. I couldn&#039;t find any answers in any of the walkthroughs so any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks</description>
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            <title>Re: Connecting a 3d printer to the computer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Make sure that the com#'s match in the computer device manager and the host.  (example com1 in the host and com1 in the device manager.  Also get the com# to be either 1, 2, or 3.  Even though I had both the computer and the host matched to com5, it wouldn't work.<br />
I am using Repetier firmware.  I couldn't get Marlin to work.  I also had to set the baud rate to 115200]]></description>
            <dc:creator>billober33974</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:15:28 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Connecting a 3d printer to the computer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ and what port name are you trying to use.  To windows, this is NOT a printer.  It is a serial device.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>jbernardis</dc:creator>
            <category>General</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:50:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Connecting a 3d printer to the computer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ What printer / electronics do you have?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Anonymous User</dc:creator>
            <category>General</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:18:42 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Connecting a 3d printer to the computer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Just tried that. But it still gave me an error message that said "the given port name does not start with com or does not resolve to valid serial port"]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Garriforce</dc:creator>
            <category>General</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:52:09 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Connecting a 3d printer to the computer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I use Repetier and had to change my "Baud Rate" to 115200 in the port settings before my computer would see it. Good luck.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>elwood127</dc:creator>
            <category>General</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:57:03 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Connecting a 3d printer to the computer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I'm having trouble getting my printer to connect with my host program. I installed the driver but my control panel still lists it as fax machine. I couldn't find any answers in any of the walkthroughs so any advice would be appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thanks]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Garriforce</dc:creator>
            <category>General</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2015 18:37:44 -0400</pubDate>
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