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Re: Connecting to Orange ROMP from Powerbook and 7110e

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From: Malcolm Muir
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:00
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:55:29 +0100, Tom Gidden <gid@litebase.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>(am crossposting ..support.mac and ..support, since it may be a non-Mac
>issue -- has anyone managed this on a PC?)
>
>I've been trying for hours to get my Apple Macintosh Powerbook G3 (Lombard
>333 running Mac OS 8.6) to connect via IrDA to the Orange ROMP using a Nokia
>7110e.
>
>I've patched the Nokia Infrared script for use with a 7110 as suggested on
>MacNN (removing E=0) and I'm managing to dial 0973100666 -- but no dice (a
>very long wait).  When I jump into a terminal and dial the modem directly,
>it calls but I only get 'CARRIER', and cannot get a connect.  If I call
>Green ROMP (via the mobile still), I get the login prompt as usual -- all
>fine.
>
>Has anyone got this working properly?   Similarly, can I connect to a remote
>WAP gateway using the Orange ROMP as the dialin?   I haven't managed it yet!

For the Orange ROMP you need to set your call type to ISDN. That you
connect to Green OK suggests you have some other call type set.

-- 
Malcolm S. Muir                               Demon Internet
Sunderland                                    322 Regents Park Road
England                                       London N3 2QQ
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From: malcolm@demon.net (Malcolm Muir)
Subject: Re: Connecting to Orange ROMP from Powerbook and 7110e
Date: 2000/03/30
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