End-users can install the IR communications device driver on their Windows 95 computer and run applications using wireless infrared communications instead of serial or parallel cables. The driver has been successfully tested on the following Windows 95 notebook computers, which have built-in IR ports:
In addition, the driver has been successfully tested on Windows 95 platforms with the following IR adapters connected to serial ports:
To obtain any of the IR adapters previously listed, contact the adapter manufacturer. The addresses of these manufacturers are listed in IR Adapter Manufacturer Names and Addresses.
The following applications have been run successfully over an IR communications link, using the IR communications driver and the hardware previously listed:
Because the IR link is simulating a serial communications link, some communications applications may not perform as expected after they connect over the IR link. For more information, see Troubleshooting.
For instructions on running DCC over an IR link, see Notes on Running the Direct Cable Connection Application Over an IR Link.
Numerous Windows 95 applications have successfully printed over an IR link to an HP(r) Laserjet(r) 5P or 5MP printer, which have built-in IR ports.