Hi,
This question doesn't have anything to do with TCP/IP or networking.
There are lots of serial classes and add-ons online, or you can P/Invoke the
underlying Windows serial APIs. I have example code for several methods in
my book (see below), along with other example code. You can download
NETcomm ocx from my homepage, or use other ActiveX controls.
There is a serial class in the free Visual Basic .NET Resource Kit that you
can download from Microsoft, or order on CD-ROM for the cost of the
shipping.
Dick
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Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)
See
www.hardandsoftware.net for contact information.
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 4th
Edition ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages) published July 2004.