On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:41:52 +0100, Gerald Kucera wrote:
> Arachne (several versions) connects to the net only in the DOSbox
> of Win98SE on my Pentium133. When I "restart in DOS mode" it dials, I get
> (show terminal window Yes):
> and that is the end of it.
> Changing the mouse of COM1 with the modem on COM2 does not help.
> portinfo.exe finds my modem on COM2 but says it is a fax-modem with
> 2400baud. It is in fact a V90-modem and can K56flex too. DEBUG gives the
> correct (2f8 COM2, 3f8 COM1) addresses.
> To make it a bit more complicated: Arachne works with my ISP, my
> loginname and my password on Guenter Bietzigs Pentium3 in the DOSbox of
> Win98 and in "restart in DOS-mode". Why not on mine? Could it be a
> simple thing like a broken wire?
Gerald,
Arachne won't work with a "WinModem" (typical modem sold now for Windows
users) WinModems are software controlled by drivers and functions within
Windows itself. So Arachne will work with WinModems only when you
are in a Windows "DOS box".
Sam Ewalt
Michigan, USA
-- Arachne V1.69, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
