# COM connection over TCP

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [9 June 2020 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041 "2020-06-09T10:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sasko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sasko/32/23233_2.png) [@Sasko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sasko)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2020 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041/1 "2020-06-09T10:12:50Z")

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I want to read the data from a serial Port in the network from another PC, because it is not possible to connect my pc to the serial port directly. OS are both windows.

How can I connect the two and read the data ?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2020 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041/2 "2020-06-09T10:30:39Z")

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Run node-red in the other PC too and send the data over MQTT?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2020 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041/3 "2020-06-09T10:35:13Z")

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> <https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/127784/comunicate-with-remote-serial-over-tcp-ip-as-dev-ttyx-device>

[https://www.acmesystems.it/socat](https://www.acmesystems.it/socat)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2020 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041/4 "2020-06-09T11:01:20Z")

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Is that not just for Linux systems?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2020 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041/5 "2020-06-09T12:07:57Z")

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oops!

To do it on Windows, you will need a 3rd-party driver.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [8 August 2020 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/com-connection-over-tcp/28041/6 "2020-08-08T12:08:07Z")

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