LPT ports found ???

Question

Hi there!
I just want to do a simple task: detect serial ports! That's the code I'm using:
          String driverName = "com.sun.comm.Win32Driver";
          try{
               System.out.println("trying to load driver");
               CommDriver commdriver =
                    (CommDriver)Class.forName(driverName).newInstance( );
                    commdriver.initialize();
          catch (Exception e2)
               System.out.println("driver not loaded");
               e2.printStackTrace();
          Enumeration ports = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers();
          if (ports != null)
            while (ports.hasMoreElements())
                 CommPortIdentifier portID = (CommPortIdentifier) ports
                .nextElement();
                 System.out.println("found "+portID.getName());
            }The problem is that this code only detects LPT ports but I don't have any LPT ports in my laptop. Isn't it interesting?
Do anyone has any idea about what could be the problem?
I would apreciate any comments :)
Cheers
Filipe

Answer 1

You probably don't have the javax.comm.properties file in the right place.
See Java Comm FAQ
http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/reference/faqs/index.html
And you either
a) do have an LPT port under some hidden panel of your laptop or
b) it's some form of virtual parallel port, maybe a bluetooth port in disguise.
regards,
Owen