>Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 23:30:59 +0000
>From: "Mel Evans, Registered Arachne User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Modem Nodem!
>
>Hi guys 'n gals,
>
>New (second hand, new to me!) 'puter today! 233, big Hard Drive 2.1G
>lots of room for software, fast on the html and so on..
>
>It's got a Rockwell internal modem of some kind. Arachne detects it on
>com1, IRQ4 and inputs info into ppp dialler ok. When asked to dial,
>Arachne says it can't initialize the modem. Any ideas anyone?
>
>The machine dials in on IE ok. How can I find out if this modem is a
>windows crippleware item and what com port it is actually on so as to
>confirm if Arachne is identifying it correctly in the ppp wizard?
>
>Oh, and it should be a fast modem, 56k plus fax and all that garbage
>according to the machine specifications.
>
>Regards
>
>Mel
>
Here are a couple of guesses: (Did you already use google with the type
numbers?)
1. If the com port is found without previously starting windows, it appears
to be a hard com port (good). Try msd or similar system info app. to find
out the type of UART used (should be 6550 or similar)
2. check port speed: try 57600 instead of 115200.
3. try jumpering the thing to com3, if your multi io chard (harddisk
controller) already has 2 com ports (windows may overrule one, while dos
doesn't.
IMHO setting to com3 should work.
Bart
