Try dialing your cell phone with the PC's phone dialer, to verify the modem is talking to the world... Bruce
> -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of James Button > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 1:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Win98 Modem Problem > > Dare one suggest re-instate the backup AUTOEXEC.BAT and see if that fixes > the problem, > > Those 'Garbage characters' could have been control codes to set the Modem > into an appropriate mode > > JimB > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pete Holsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:06 PM > Subject: Win98 Modem Problem > > > > A neighbor said that his modem stopped working. I tried it with AOL > > and Hyperterm and get a "no dialtone" message. > > > > He says he checked the cable and it's plugged in securely at both > > ends. A telephone connected to the same outlet via a splitter works. > > > > I cleaned up some garbage characters from his AUTOEXEC.BAT the other > > day; could that have anything to do with it? I've forgotten everything > > I knew about Win98! > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > Pete Holsberg > > Columbus, NJ > > > > Treat everyone the way you want to be treated. > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------- > > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
