It is possible, I suppose, but whilst know software, I'm not an hardware
person.  Only way to test is run a diagnostics and see if the modem and
the phone line are communicating.

Alas, I haven't done a diagnostic on a modem in over 2 years and I'm
running my box on Linux at the present so I can't go into Windows and
walk through the steps.  However this is what I remember; maybe it'll
point Bobby in the right direction.

-- Go into Control Panel (it's in the Startup Menu)
-- There will be one or both of the following: Modems and/or Internet
Connection
-- Click on whichever one is there and go through the steps to test your
connection (i.e., modem),  That should tell you if it's working or not.

Kat (who remembers the bad old days when sending init strings to modems
were big deals and she had to set 'em up all the time)

ken barber wrote:
> hey kat, is it possible that the phone line carried
> enough charge to get one modem and not the other. if
> say joyce's machine were off and bobby's on so his
> would get the surge and since he was on the one moden
> get fried but not the other. i know anything is
> possible, but, is it likely.
> --- "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Ken,
>>
>>       Joyce is on the same phone line and her pc is
>>working fine.
>>
>>Bobby
>>
>>>kat is right, i remember  having a terrible time
>>
>>with
>>
>>>trying to get connected and it was my modem. that
>>
>>is
>>
>>>the time i learned that surge protectors have to
>>
>>cover
>>
>>>the telephone line too.
>>>  did you have a surge protector that protects the
>>>phone line in addition to the power?
>>>
>
>
>
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