My Nokia 8290 is seen by Windows 2000 in the modems control panal, and gets a COM port that way. But with 2000, it seems specific to the device, so either a driver has to be released, or a workaround has to happen. I do remember 98's little checkboxes for "Use IR port at COMx and LPTy" and wish 2000 would just do it that way.