Because TAPI doesn't work with COM ports but only with installed modems...that's how TAPI (part of the OS) was designed.
Dirk. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George McCashin-WTVC Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [SA-list] modem issue/problem I installed/uninstalled various modems until one of them showed up in the drop down so it is fixed now, probably until that modem dies. I wonder though why SA can't be told to just talk to a Com port and let the modem availibility just be my problem? At 05:11 AM 10/18/2005 +0200, you wrote: >If the dropdowns are empty it means that the TAPI subsystem of the OS is not >giving the 'list' of modems to SA. > > >Dirk. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of George McCashin-WTVC >Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 11:44 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [SA-list] modem issue/problem > > >I'm still trying to solve this thing. I have so far tried three different >modems, each installed via their own installation files from the vendors web >site with no change. I did turn on detailed logging in SA and noticed these >lines that certainly look related to me: > >Monday, October 17, 2005 5:27:20 PM TAP DEBUG: lineGetDevCaps unhandled >error. ( 26400) >Monday, October 17, 2005 5:27:20 PM UCP DEBUG: lineGetDevCaps unhandled >error. ( 26400) > >Does that provide any better clue than my original note? I might also note >in case it matters that once I check the 'Alpha Paging - SMS' box all the >drop down selectors on that page are empty. Of couse I guess this could be >because no modem can be selected. > >Thanks for any ideas you might have because I'm so far (obviously) stumped. > >Oh yes - the latest effort was to uninstall SA, delete the install dir and >remove the settings key under DBU Consulting. I then reinstalled and tried >the modem without even loading up my normal settings file. > > >At 11:11 PM 10/13/2005 +0200, you wrote: >>I think that the modem as such is not realy installed, it's the PnP of the >>OS that installs a virtual modem driver and detects (throught PnP) the type >>of modem. For SA you have to have a real installed modem. >> >> >>Dirk. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf >>Of George McCashin-WTVC >>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:38 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: [SA-list] modem issue/problem >> >> >>The modem has an appropriate Zoom modem driver installed, and shows up in >>the device manager list as a "Zoom V.34 33.6 Model 2836 PnP" and I can dial >>out with it using Windows dial up networking and I can even get IE to use >it >>as a network connection. >> >>I do know that if I properties down the modem / drivers tab from CP the >>actual driver shows up as /path/Modem.sys. >> >>Is that the problem? >> >>At 07:25 AM 10/13/2005 +0200, you wrote: >>>SA can only see a modem if there is a driver installed for it. SA "asks" >>>the TAPI subsystem of the OS for a list of available modems and then >>>displays the list. >>> >>> >>>Dirk. >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf >>>Of George McCashin-WTVC >>>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:32 AM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: [SA-list] modem issue/problem >>> >>> >>>I am running v 4.1.1609 on an XP Pro box, monitoring just under 50 things. >>> >>>I use a plain old analog modem to send me pages/SMS messages and the modem >>>died recently. I replaced the modem with a fairly common Zoom model - >>>Windows recognized it and it is a known to windows modem. >>> >>>However, when I pop open the SA setup screen under Alerts->Alpha Paging, >>the >>>drop down box for the 'Devices' selection, it remains empty. >>> >>>I have already done the normal reinstall of SA and the modem with no >better >>>results. 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