Re: Replacing my modem, please help

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From: Thor
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:55

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"Wizard" <nospam@never.org> wrote in message news:3B9FC1C6.DD780B30@never.org...
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> Your internal modem is a winmodem and therefore is not using a hardware
> com port. Go into your bios and make sure that the com ports are both
> enabled then check your internal modem and see which com port it is
> using  (probably Com 3) if it is 3 then connect to com2 for the external
> modem and you should be all set with both working. Remember Com1 & 3:
> Com 2&4 share resources.

True, but as you know, a winmodem will often be capable of using IRQs other than
the traditional hardware port assignments of IRQ4 (COM 1, 3) and IRQ3 (Com2, 4).
It just depends on what the driver wants to use.

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From: "Thor" <man@arms.com>
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Subject: Re: Replacing my modem, please help
Date: 12 Sep 2001 16:55:11 -0500
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