Having trouble figuring out how to get the Serial Com ports to work with the emulated DOSBOX.

Platforms: Windows 7 - 64 & 32b; Windows XP SP3; Windows 2000 SP3

In this case, I tried direct comm ports installed onto the Laptop(s) and using a USB-serial converter. Both of which are tested within the respective operating system, using some Programming software I use.

My issue is that my "old Dos-based" software can not communicate through the COM ports within the emulator.

Any thoughts?