>IIRC those dip switches had to do with handshaking and/or signal >level. I haven't seen those switches since well before 14.4 modems.
I just purchased a 56K V.90 modem and it has the DIP switches. According to USR's site, they are supposed to be set 1,3,5,8in the down or on position. This site also has the schematic for the appropriate cable (DB25 to DIN 8) > >I think the original poster stated they tried the modem with a >terminal emulator and it accepted the dial command but wouldn't dial. > >1. Make sure your phone cord is working. > >2. Make sure the phone cord is plugged into the right jack on the modem. > Some modems have two jacks that are the same but some have one for line > and a second one that is for connection to a phone. This >latter configuration > won't work with the line connected to the phone jack. > >3. Listen to the phone line, is it a normal dial tone. Most >modems sense the > dial tone and won't attempt to dial if the dial tone is >absent (to avoid > crashing into a phone conversation). Voice mail and other phone > features will generate a different tone on the line which is >not detected > as a dial tone. > >4. Try sending "AT Z" & RETURN. You should get an "OK" in response. > >5. Try sending "AT H1" & RETURN. This should put the modem "off hook" > and you should hear a dial tone. >-- This is all good advice, and would like to add one more step. In the terninal window before anything else is entered try AT&F or AT&F1. This is supposed to reset the modem. Hope some of this helps, J White -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
