Trying to help a friend - reinstalled Windows XP Pro. Almost everything seems to work except for her dial up connection. The modem is recognized and it says it is functioning properly but when using the Earthlink software it is unable to access the modem. In the back of my mind there seems to be some vague memory about a "switch" that needs to be set to use dial up as versus cable (which seems to be the preferred). Can anyone help please? Thanks!
Go to Start>Programs>Accesories>Communications& gt;Hyperterminal.
Type in a known good phone number (cell phone, etc.) and then dial out to that number. If the call goes through, then the modem is working fine and is a software/config issue.
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Go to Start>Programs>Accesories>Communications& gt;Hyperterminal.
Type in a known good phone number (cell phone, etc.) and then dial out to that number. If the call goes through, then the modem is working fine and is a software/config issue.
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Thanks - will give that a try when I see her tomorrow.
[quote author=trickster link=board=25;threadid=10385;start=0#msg93567 date=1114177313]
Go to Start>Programs>Accesories>Communications& gt;Hyperterminal.
Type in a known good phone number (cell phone, etc.) and then dial out to that number. If the call goes through, then the modem is working fine and is a software/config issue.
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Had a sudden after-thought: (I am not that familar with Windows anymore) - The device manager tells me the modem is ok. If I use the hyperterminal as you suggested, does that connect directly into the modem, i.e., if it is a driver problem would hyperterminal get thru anyway?
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