Under your modem settings
Start/Settings/Control Panel/Modems
Turn "wait for dial tone before dialing" off as you may just have a bad line
(which could happen anytime mind you)
Regards,
Daniel Skilleter
Pacpacific Australia




>From: Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Modem cannot detect dial tone
>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 06:47:41 -0600
>
>At 07:40 PM 4/24/01, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>Currently I'm having a problem with my creative modem blaster. When i try
>>to
>>connect to my isp (dial up), an error message came up stating that it
>>cannot
>>detect a dial tone.
>>
>>I have tried changing the 2 wire cable but still the modem cannot detect
>>the
>>dial tone. I tried using both cable and a telephone on the phone line, and
>>the phone operate normally. Meaning I can hear a dial tone and i can dial
>>through the phone.
>>
>>Now, I suspect that the line jack/port on the modem has gone kaput but I
>>would like to ask for an opinion from all of you in the list about the
>>above
>>problem.
>
>
>If you have a dial tone on the line and a phone works, then I would
>suspect the modem.  Either you have a bad driver for the modem
>or the modem is bad.  Try replacing the driver first and then consider
>replacing the modem.
>
>     Bob Wright
>The NOSPIN Group
>
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