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Re: Dialler won't recognise modem

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From: steven
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00
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In article <37afbf84.49450883@news.rcn.com>, NoSPAM@This.COM writes
>On Sun, 8 Aug 1999 16:48:20 +0100, in <comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x>,
>steven <Steven@nospam.penalunas.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > I downloaded IE3.02a with TCP/IP dialler for Win 3.1 on a Win 3.1
> > machine, and installed it successfully. It recognised my modem and
> > installed the correct driver for it. I then configured a dial up
> > connection for it, and clicked connect. The window pops up saying that
> > it is initializing modem, and after about 30 seconds says that it was
> > unable to initialize modem. I then tried another modem and exactly the
> > same thing. I ran Terminal and the modem responds within that, so why
> > won't it from the dialler? As far as I know I have all the correct
> > settings so what's going on?
>    [snip]
>
>Are you sure you're pointing it at the correct port?

I think so. When setting up a new connection it queries the modem and
installs, so it definitely finds it. When I click connect, the RD and TD
lights flash a little bit, and then the dialler says that it can't
initialise the modem. How can I check that I'm pointing it to the
correct port?
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From: steven <Steven@nospam.penalunas.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Dialler won't recognise modem
Date: 1999/08/10
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