Ben,

Have you tried plugging a telephone into the circuit?
If the phone has a dial tone and the modem can not detect it,
then the modem is fried.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Moore <[log in to unmask]>

> Greetings,
>
> I have a problem with a modem on a friend's computer.  Last night the
modem
> was working correctly.  Today it gives a "no dial tone" response with
both
> dial-up networking and HyperTerminal.  Nothing has been done to the
computer
> during that time period.
>
>
> We had storms in the area last night but nothing very close and both the
> power and  telephone line are supposedly protected by a cheaper surge
> protector.
>

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