I assume you have the modem set to dial by tone and not by pulse?  Check it
in Control Panel\Telephony.
Ian Porter
Computer Guys
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary W South" Subject: [PCBUILD] Modem Not Connecting


> 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.
>
>
> Gary South

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