I'm running VMWare Workstation 16.
I verified that COM3 is connected and working. In the Device Manager, I can see the USB-serial connection as COM3 under Ports (COM & LPT). I can use putty to communicate over the port from the Windows host.
I shut down the client and followed the instructions:
1. Choose Settings->Hardware
2. Add...
3. Serial Port
4. Finish
"Serial Port 2" shows up as a Device in the Hardware tab.
I choose "Use physical serial port", and the only option is "Auto Detect". (I need COM3).
I choose "connect at power on"
Start up the virtual machine, and get a dialog saying, "Cannot connect the virtual device serial1 because no corresponding device is available on the host."
Why is this failing?
How do I specify that I need "COM3"?
Thanks,
barry_hf
