> Bud Simrin wrote: >> You haven't specifically mentioned but I presume among the configuration >> settings you've checked is your modem setting? Sounds to me like either the >> modem is not correctly set ...
[snip] Wow, it's been so long since I configured a Mac for a modem, I had nearly forgotten the most fun thing about modems: Initialization strings! Mac author Adam Engst writes wisely: "Since the first edition Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh came out in 1993, I've realized that many Internet connection problems stem from incorrect modem init strings. This is not surprising, given the fact that modem manuals generally read as though they were translated literally from an obscure dialect of Swahili." You might double-check your init strings at his web page: http://www.tidbits.com/iskm/modems.html In some dialup apps such as FreePPP, I believe there is a field where you manually enter your modem's init string. The Remote Access Control Panel has a pulldown menu ( RemoteAccess | Modem ...) where you select the modem. Probably you already knew this, but just in case ... > I asked someone to set it up but neither of us had any success. There was > some grime that caked near the corners of the board so I soaking the board > in lighter fluid and clean out the pins around LSIs, ICs, with a discarded > toothbrush. Could be shorted pins - I hope. Lighter fluid wouldn't be my preferred solvent. Isn't it a bit greasy? Seems like it would leave residue. Rubbing alcohol or acetone would be a cleaner solvent, I think, that would evaporate nicely. Whatever you use, be very careful. -- Chuck -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
