User guide

Accessing a Remote CD-ROM Drive with the IQ-203
Optical Test System 85
Troubleshooting Direct Cable Connection
2. Configure the guest using the same method as for the host. This time,
you must set the Direct Cable Connection utility to Guest computer set
up to connect to host. When you are done, the guest will try to establish
the connection with the host as shown below.
3. If everything is set up properly, the guest should ask you for the name
of the host computer. For details about how to find the host name, see
Accessing the Remote CD-ROM from the IQ-203 Through a Network on
page 80.
You will then have access to all the shared drives on this computer. You can
use files or programs on the CD-ROM exactly as if it was a local drive.
Troubleshooting Direct Cable Connection
The following table provides solutions to common connection problems
when using the Direct Cable Connection:
If you are still experiencing connection problems, do not hesitate to
contact EXFO.
Problem Solution
The connection fails
using the LPTx port.
➤ Try changing the port to a COMx port on
both systems.
The connection does not
work using any of the
ports.
➤ Swap the host and guest systems.
➤ Check the cable pinout.
The connection seems to
be established, but I
cannot access my files.
Ensure that the CD-ROM drive is shared on the
host computer and that the files are not
protected from remote access.