It's always something.
Thanks again,
Mike
At 10:59 AM 5/28/98 -0400, you wrote:
>OK, I have seen with some systems an inability by Win95 to "skip" a com
>port.
>When the modem is set to Com4 some applications(32bit) will see the modem
>and work, some will not see it at all, and others will see it as "in
>use".........
>
>Many problems like this have been solved by setting the modem to com2 and
>disabling com2 in cmos. Many Plug&Pray modems exhibit the same type of
>behavior when left to there own devices. See if the P&P type modem has a
>setting for manual port configuration..........
>
>Gregory E. Keys
>System Administrator
>LoclNet (A Division of ESC Inc.)
>Electro-data Systems Company Inc.
>Voice: (704)861-1251
>Fax: (704)861-1870
>E-Mail: greg@loclnet.com <mailto:greg@loclnet.com>
>=A0
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ntisp-request@iea-software.com
>> [mailto:ntisp-request@iea-software.com]On Behalf Of Mike McCarn
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 12:34 PM
>> To: ntisp@iea-software.com
>> Subject: RE: User not able to dial out
>>
>>
>> Not a brand name, he got it from computerland a year ago.
>>
>> thanks for the help,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> At 09:51 AM 5/27/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> >What kind of computer? A clone, or a brand name? If it is a
>> brand name, I
>> >have run into a wealth of stuff regarding this. Let me know
>> what it is and
>> >I will suggest a few things.
>> >
>> >Gregory E. Keys
>> >System Administrator
>> >LoclNet (A Division of ESC Inc.)
>> >Electro-data Systems Company Inc.
>> >Voice: (704)861-1251
>> >Fax: (704)861-1870
>> >E-Mail: greg@loclnet.com <mailto:greg@loclnet.com>
>> >=A0
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: ntisp-request@iea-software.com
>> >> [mailto:ntisp-request@iea-software.com]On Behalf Of Mike McCarn
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 5:41 PM
>> >> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
>> >> Subject: User not able to dial out
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hello all,
>> >>
>> >> Hope everyone in the US had a great Memorial Day.
>> >>
>> >> Had a user today with: win95, IE 4.0 w/ active desktop that used to=
run
>> >> AOL. Everything seems to be setup properly, but when he goes to
>> >> dial out to
>> >> us he gets the, "Another dial-up networking connection is
>> using the modem"
>> >> message. I know from past experience that this usually means
>> that another
>> >> program is using the modem: compaq's voice mail system is notorious=
for
>> >> this. I can not find any other application that is currently running.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas on this. He thinks that the previous AOL software is
>> totally off
>> >> his system?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Mike McCarn
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
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