well i dont know if this will help but i was having a prob similer to what u
guys are talking about i was going trough my computer in my dail up instead
of opening a brosser i keepet reinstalling but it would only take it so far
then it would give me an error message so i went in trough my internet
exploer  on my desk top then it all started working fine and still
working!!so aint sure it will help but it drove me crazy for a couple days i
had to set up exploer first,well good luck and hope it helps jerry the
fatboy crider
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don L Elias" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Modem Not Connecting


> I am having a similar problem that I have been trying to resolve
> myself, but without success.  I can connect to the internet but
> I cannot receive/display any pages - displayed error message
> is:
>
> >The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web
> >site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may
> >need to adjust your browser settings.
>
> I can get my Juno email so I would think that would prove that
> my modem is okay.  In fact, I switched modems (another internal)
> and the same problem occurs. On my older slower computer, I
> can have positive results so I can't believe it is my telephone line.
> When I look at my "connection window," it shows that the "Bytes
> Received" is a low number and never increases.  I have tried 2
> different ISP's with the same result.
>
> For a while I was getting an error message displayed about every
> minute that had a title bar labelled "Hidden Application"
> and the actual error messaage was Socket initalizaion failed"
> (with spelling exactly as shown) with a red X and an "OK"
> button.  I have now elimated that error message, but still cannot
> access any web pages.
>
> Any thoughts on any of this?  I am running W98SE and using a
> 56K dialup.
>
> Don Elias
>
> On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:25:44 -0300 Sergio Nemirovsky <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
> > Gary:
> >
> >     Try to change the modem and see what happen...If you can,  get an
> > EXTERNAL modem to test the line....
> > or, check the modem web site for new drivers or the troubleshooting
> > section...maybe there is a "power level" register somewhere...
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Sergio
> >
> > I have a 300Mhz Pentium II Packard Bell running Windows 98 SE. Since
> about 5
> > days ago, when I try to get on the Internet the modem dials and tries
> to
> > connect but it will not fully connect. Sometimes it gets as far as
> looking
> > for password but then it says you have been disconnected from the
> computer
> > you dialed. Most of the time it doesn't even connect. I thought
> lightning so
> > I bought another modem and installed it. It does the same thing. I
> tried it
> > in a different PCI slot and it does the same thing. When I tell it to
> dial
> > the sound coming from it is pulsating. The dial tone is no longer loud
> and
> > continuous. It sounds scratchy and when it is trying to connect the
> > connection sounds are also pulsating and scratchy.
> >
> > So far besides another modem I tried switching the phone cable from a
> > splitter to computer. I tried switching the two cables that come out of
> the
> > splitter. The splitter goes to this computer and another computer. The
> other
> > one connects and works well from either splitter recepticle. Any ideas
> would
> > be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
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