On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:00:03 +0000, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 21:08:39 +0200 > From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: beginner with WIN3.1 can't dial out >>> For testing, you can type "echo ata > com1" and you will >>> hear the modem do its stuff. Type "echo ath > com1" and it >>> will hang up. Use whatever comport number you have your >>> modem on. > At the DOS prompt (C:\>). Just close the windows ;) and you will note an > increased speed in your computer. :) If you get error message at com1 saying device not ready try "echo ata > com2" and then com3 and then com4. If I remember correctly, the modem is a 14,400 which is probably already set by jumper to one of those 4 comports and to an IRQ and is not plug and play. If you are lucky there are instructions on the modem card itself about how to change the jumpers (or they may be dip switches). The card will have to be removed to check that. Inside Win 3.1, you can play with the individual settings in terminal to determine where the modem is set. Sometimes just a little trial and error will be all it takes. Hopefully it is not already set to conflict with something else. In which case you will have to troubleshoot the comports and IRQs to find unassigned settings to use. Usually it's just the mouse you have to worry about. If you have a PS/2 mouse port on your computer, use it and that problem usually goes away, too. Once you find which comport and IRQ the modem is set to, that information will have to be entered in the setup for the dialup program you are going to use. Some of them have automatic detects which usually work, and there are utilities on the Internet for that also. To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
