Wouldn't you know it.  The one time I forgot to unplug my phone line, we got
a sudden lightning storm.  I was in the other room when I heard this "click"
from the living room (where the computer is).  Took me a few days to realize
it had been the lightning actually turning the modem on when it hit and I
could hear it because the modem has a speakerphone-like function!  Next time
I tried the computer, my modem was acting bizarre.  One moment, my ISP (AOL)
says it's having trouble initializing the modem.  Next minute it says
there's no dial tone.  (I replaced the phone jack, the phone lines and
installed/uninstalled the modem seveal times).  Phone works fine.  Lines are
all fine.  Is this definitely a "zapped" modem?  I'm having a tough time
replacing it (can't seem to find an external USB modem anywhere) and am
hoping that it's something simpler I've just overlooked.

By the way, the computer is a Gateway Pentium II.  The modem is an external,
USB 3Com "Pro" model (a few years old).

PAUL
CINC PowerPoint

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