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>From: Flip ter Biecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Re: sound card
>Date: Wed, Aug 22, 2001 5:51 AM
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>>When running DOS-based modem diagnostic programs from within the
>>"DOS-box" the existence of the modem isn't even recognized. When
>>issuing DOS commands directly to the modem nothing will happen.
>>For example, "echo ATDT1234567 > com1" will not cause the modem to
>>dial, even though the modem does exist on COM1. If I enter the
>>same command from a "restarted in MS-DOS mode" it works. All my
>>other DOS-based communications programs, including Arachne, will
>>also work in the "restarted" mode.
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>Hmm, if on com1, isn't there some PnP thing overruling the existing com1,
>or are we talking about an external modem? If you have a mouse on com2,
>maybe you can just disable com1 from bios setup (or disable some automatic
>function and point it to com3)
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Mdem is internal. There are no compot and/or IRQ conflicts.
Long before my ever having posted my observations I had
already experimented with changing the BIOS settings in the
manner you suggest. No matter what I do these two modems
on these two machines won't work in DOS in any mode other
than the "restart Windows in MS-DOS mode"
Regards,
Sam Heywood
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