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Article #88Re: w2000 problems on first connection to Demon
From: Alan Curtis
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 10:59
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 10:59
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In article <1040.45T784T13883783angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk>, Angus Manwaring <angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk> writes > >Hi, > we've recently bought a PC (Windows 2000) and I can't seem to make use >of my existing Demon account with it. I've been through the Internet >wizard thing a few times, I've spoked to Demon support, but I don't seem >to be getting anywhere. I wanted it to work with my existing 0844 number >and it seems to connect, and then I can faintly here high-pitched modem >whistles but after a bit the message "no answer" appears and it re-tries >with the same result. I've tried several numbers - all with the same >result. > >Oh and I unticked the 3 boxes in the Properties/Network thing as Demon >told me to. > >It almost sounds as if need a "wait" command after Demon answer, but I've >no idea how to do that and I'm probably completely wrong. > >Can anyone offer any advice, please? Cheers. > > > All the best, > Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) > >I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga >Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html > I have just done a similar operation very successfully (W2000 Pro, TP 5.01). I copied all my Turnpike folder to the new computer (can't remember whether I had to change its paths), then reinstalled TP 5.01 on top of itself. Everything worked like a charm except that I don't hear the modem making connection - which sounds a bit like part of your experience. Alan Alan Curtis alan@arcsci.demon.co.uk
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 112d46,ae2ca48c96871bd3 X-Google-Attributes: gid112d46,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-10-08 04:12:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-xit-04!supernews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!colt.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!arcsci.demon.co.uk!nospam From: Alan Curtis <nospam@arcsci.demon.co.uk> Newsgroups: demon.ip.support.nt Subject: Re: w2000 problems on first connection to Demon Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:59:49 +0100 Organization: ARC Scientific Ltd Lines: 41 Message-ID: <Z9rERwAlqro9Ew9U@arcsci.demon.co.uk> References: <1040.45T784T13883783angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk> Reply-To: Alan Curtis <alan@arcsci.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: arcsci.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1034075257 16622 158.152.113.103 (8 Oct 2002 11:07:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:07:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.01 U <FpcNB5rCXDE+pl3FqVaLUXouT8>