Set up serial pipe between VMware Linux guest and Windows host
I am using VMware Workstation 12 Player. My host is Windows 10, my guest is Fedora 22.
I want to set up a COM port between the host and guest. The reason is I have an app running in Windows that needs to talk to an app that only runs in Linux.
I followed the instructions posted on VMware website. To summarize:
In the VM:
- Added a named pipe called
\.pipecom12, I have also tried\.pipecom_12. - Settings are
This end is the server.andThe other end is an application., which I think is accurate. - The port shows up when the VM boots up as
Serial Port 2.
In Windows (host):
- I used com0com to set up a pair of named pipes in Windows. I have COM10 linked to COM12. Nothing else is using the ports.
On Windows I opened TeraTerm, set it up to use COM10 (but I have also tried COM12), set baudrate to 115200, parity is 'none', 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
On Linux I opened cutecom, set it up to use ttyS2 (Serial Port 2, right?), and matched all other settings.
I tried sending characters from Windows to Linux and the other way around, but I don't see anything. What else do I need to do to get this to work?
linux windows vmware serial-port
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I am using VMware Workstation 12 Player. My host is Windows 10, my guest is Fedora 22.
I want to set up a COM port between the host and guest. The reason is I have an app running in Windows that needs to talk to an app that only runs in Linux.
I followed the instructions posted on VMware website. To summarize:
In the VM:
- Added a named pipe called
\.pipecom12, I have also tried\.pipecom_12. - Settings are
This end is the server.andThe other end is an application., which I think is accurate. - The port shows up when the VM boots up as
Serial Port 2.
In Windows (host):
- I used com0com to set up a pair of named pipes in Windows. I have COM10 linked to COM12. Nothing else is using the ports.
On Windows I opened TeraTerm, set it up to use COM10 (but I have also tried COM12), set baudrate to 115200, parity is 'none', 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
On Linux I opened cutecom, set it up to use ttyS2 (Serial Port 2, right?), and matched all other settings.
I tried sending characters from Windows to Linux and the other way around, but I don't see anything. What else do I need to do to get this to work?
linux windows vmware serial-port
asked Jan 15 at 20:46
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I am using VMware Workstation 12 Player. My host is Windows 10, my guest is Fedora 22.
I want to set up a COM port between the host and guest. The reason is I have an app running in Windows that needs to talk to an app that only runs in Linux.
I followed the instructions posted on VMware website. To summarize:
In the VM:
- Added a named pipe called
\.pipecom12, I have also tried\.pipecom_12. - Settings are
This end is the server.andThe other end is an application., which I think is accurate. - The port shows up when the VM boots up as
Serial Port 2.
In Windows (host):
- I used com0com to set up a pair of named pipes in Windows. I have COM10 linked to COM12. Nothing else is using the ports.
On Windows I opened TeraTerm, set it up to use COM10 (but I have also tried COM12), set baudrate to 115200, parity is 'none', 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
On Linux I opened cutecom, set it up to use ttyS2 (Serial Port 2, right?), and matched all other settings.
I tried sending characters from Windows to Linux and the other way around, but I don't see anything. What else do I need to do to get this to work?
linux windows vmware serial-port
asked Jan 15 at 20:46
CatsunamiCatsunami
1698
I am using VMware Workstation 12 Player. My host is Windows 10, my guest is Fedora 22.
I want to set up a COM port between the host and guest. The reason is I have an app running in Windows that needs to talk to an app that only runs in Linux.
I followed the instructions posted on VMware website. To summarize:
In the VM:
- Added a named pipe called
\.pipecom12, I have also tried\.pipecom_12. - Settings are
This end is the server.andThe other end is an application., which I think is accurate. - The port shows up when the VM boots up as
Serial Port 2.
In Windows (host):
- I used com0com to set up a pair of named pipes in Windows. I have COM10 linked to COM12. Nothing else is using the ports.
On Windows I opened TeraTerm, set it up to use COM10 (but I have also tried COM12), set baudrate to 115200, parity is 'none', 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
On Linux I opened cutecom, set it up to use ttyS2 (Serial Port 2, right?), and matched all other settings.
I tried sending characters from Windows to Linux and the other way around, but I don't see anything. What else do I need to do to get this to work?
linux windows vmware serial-port
linux windows vmware serial-port
asked Jan 15 at 20:46
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asked Jan 15 at 20:46
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asked Jan 15 at 20:46
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Ah I figured it out. Since I was using com0com, I didn't need to make a named pipe. This is the process I followed:
- Set up a pair of COM ports in Windows using com0com. For me the pair as COM10 and COM12.
In VMware add a serial port:
- Under
ConnectionselectUse physical serial port, and select COM10.
- Under
Now in Windows I open RealTerm and connect to COM12. In Fedora I open Cutecom and connect to ttyS2. They can now communicate!
answered Jan 15 at 23:58
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Ah I figured it out. Since I was using com0com, I didn't need to make a named pipe. This is the process I followed:
- Set up a pair of COM ports in Windows using com0com. For me the pair as COM10 and COM12.
In VMware add a serial port:
- Under
ConnectionselectUse physical serial port, and select COM10.
- Under
Now in Windows I open RealTerm and connect to COM12. In Fedora I open Cutecom and connect to ttyS2. They can now communicate!
answered Jan 15 at 23:58
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Ah I figured it out. Since I was using com0com, I didn't need to make a named pipe. This is the process I followed:
- Set up a pair of COM ports in Windows using com0com. For me the pair as COM10 and COM12.
In VMware add a serial port:
- Under
ConnectionselectUse physical serial port, and select COM10.
- Under
Now in Windows I open RealTerm and connect to COM12. In Fedora I open Cutecom and connect to ttyS2. They can now communicate!
answered Jan 15 at 23:58
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Ah I figured it out. Since I was using com0com, I didn't need to make a named pipe. This is the process I followed:
- Set up a pair of COM ports in Windows using com0com. For me the pair as COM10 and COM12.
In VMware add a serial port:
- Under
ConnectionselectUse physical serial port, and select COM10.
- Under
Now in Windows I open RealTerm and connect to COM12. In Fedora I open Cutecom and connect to ttyS2. They can now communicate!
answered Jan 15 at 23:58
CatsunamiCatsunami
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Ah I figured it out. Since I was using com0com, I didn't need to make a named pipe. This is the process I followed:
- Set up a pair of COM ports in Windows using com0com. For me the pair as COM10 and COM12.
In VMware add a serial port:
- Under
ConnectionselectUse physical serial port, and select COM10.
- Under
Now in Windows I open RealTerm and connect to COM12. In Fedora I open Cutecom and connect to ttyS2. They can now communicate!
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