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From: [e-mail]                              27-Nov-99 06:29:01
  To: All                                               27-Nov-99 03:29:03
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

From: [e-mail] (Sergey I. Yevtushenko)

On Fri, 26 Nov 1999 20:33:06, [e-mail] wrote:

>   I can't find anything in the DOIP online help that
> says whether it uses PAP or CHAP, but my hunch is that
> that is not the problem and I just need to know the
> login sequence to customize the script used by PPPDIAL.
>   Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try, or
> what to ask the tech support guy so he will understand
> what I really want to know?  Thanks!

Take a look at SafeFire PPP (http://www.lgs.kiev.ua/).
It most likely solve the problem and it's cheaper that InJoy
with more features.

Regards,
    Sergey.

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From: [e-mail]                                    27-Nov-99 08:42:18
  To: All                                               27-Nov-99 14:20:21
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

From: [e-mail] (Dan Casey)

In article <81mqq2$rp3$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
>  I am trying to help my brother setup DOIP (Dial Other
>Internet Providers) for a new ISP.

Go to http://www.fx.dk and check out the Injoy Dialer. It's shareware,
but a fully functional (single user) demo is available for download.
I've used it with 5 different ISPs, including IBM/Advantis/ATTGlobal,
and it works great. Supports both PAP and CHAP, and has a lot of
options available, should you ever find the need for any of them.

There is also an active mailing list (you can join from a link at the
website) where the author of Injoy is quite active and helpful, as
well as a fairly complete set of online docs and a FAQ that explains,
in great detail, how to setup Injoy with many ISPs.


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From: [e-mail]                          28-Nov-99 07:59:15
  To: All                                               28-Nov-99 00:25:06
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

From: "Wayne Bickell" <[e-mail]>

On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 08:42:37 -0500, Dan Casey wrote:

:>There is also an active mailing list (you can join from a link at the
:>website) where the author of Injoy is quite active and helpful, as
:>well as a fairly complete set of online docs and a FAQ that explains,
:>in great detail, how to setup Injoy with many ISPs.

Ditto on that. They've been really helpful trying to solve a
communications problem I've been having where even
Injoy was not the culptrit. I just want to publicly thank them.
Best support I've ever got for $35.

Cheers

Wayne


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[e-mail]
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From: [e-mail]                            28-Nov-99 04:40:21
  To: All                                               28-Nov-99 04:44:28
Subj: Re: PCI compatible modem for OS/2?

From: [e-mail] (Jim Dalton)

On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:37:43, [e-mail] (Chuck McGarigle)
wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:44:16, Scott Vetter <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
>
> >     Are there any 56k voice/data/fax PCI modems that work with OS/2?
> >
> You might try ActionTec. I have their Call Waiting PCI modem and it
> works fine.
>
>
> Chuck McGarigle
> ><><><><><><><><><
> [e-mail] (reverse)
>
    I have the Action Tec and it shows up fine in hardware mnager but I
cannot use it. I keep getting port in use. I have it set up for com 4.
James Dalton

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From: [e-mail]                             28-Nov-99 13:20:17
  To: All                                               28-Nov-99 14:37:28
Subj: Re: PCI compatible modem for OS/2?

From: [e-mail] (Chuck McGarigle)

I initially had a lot of problems getting mine to work also. You have
to turn PnP OFF in your BIOS setup and use the memory area and comm
port designated when you run the config program that comes with the
modem.

If you dual boot to Win9x, you might try setting the modem up there
and using the initialization strings that Win9x uses - that's how I
finally got mine working. I spent some time with tech support also,
and they may be able to provide more assistance.

Once it's set up it works great. Good luck.

Chuck McGarigle
><><><><><><><><><
[e-mail] (reverse)

On Sun, 28 Nov 1999 04:40:42, [e-mail] (Jim Dalton)
wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:37:43, [e-mail] (Chuck McGarigle)
> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:44:16, Scott Vetter <[e-mail]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >     Are there any 56k voice/data/fax PCI modems that work with OS/2?
> > >
> > You might try ActionTec. I have their Call Waiting PCI modem and it
> > works fine.
> >
> >
> > Chuck McGarigle
> > ><><><><><><><><><
> > [e-mail] (reverse)
> >
>     I have the Action Tec and it shows up fine in hardware mnager but I
> cannot use it. I keep getting port in use. I have it set up for com 4.
> James Dalton



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From: [e-mail]                               28-Nov-99 18:02:27
  To: All                                               28-Nov-99 19:47:01
Subj: 3Com/USR 56K PCI modem question

From: "Wolf Kirchmeir" <[e-mail]>

I bought model 2976 56K PCI modem by 3Com (ie, UsRobotics.) It's supposed to
be PnP, but it's not (obviously!). What do I need to know/have to make it
work?

The Modem Test reports no response. The Detect Modem finds the port (COM2),
but since the modem doesn't respond it's not useable.

Failing a fix, what modem should I get instead? The dealer also had a Zoltrix
56K.

Thanks for your help.



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From: [e-mail]                                     29-Nov-99 01:56:18
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 03:35:22
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

From: Rob Hamilton <[e-mail]>

In <81mqq2$rp3$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] writes:
>                           When he called back, all he
>would say is, "Is your dialer using PAP or CHAP protocol?
>Our server runs NT and we only support PAP."
>  I can't find anything in the DOIP online help that
>says whether it uses PAP or CHAP, but my hunch is that
>that is not the problem....
<snip>
>Mark
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.

If you have DOIP configured with your userid and password (even
if you don't have the password, but have the fact that is required
checked) then all you need to do for PAP is to specify the LOGIN
script as PAP. That's all, three letters and no spaces. PAP.  That
should do it.

R;

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From: [e-mail]                               29-Nov-99 07:45:05
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 10:04:16
Subj: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>

I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K PCI
and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for either
modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.

I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS, but I
have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

--
David Gilmore, MCP
User Services Technician
Information Technology
Bryant College

Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk



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From: [e-mail]                            29-Nov-99 19:37:08
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 16:52:21
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

From: [e-mail]

> ...all you need to do for PAP is to specify the LOGIN
> script as PAP. That's all, three letters and no spaces. PAP.

   Thanks for the tip, Rob!  As it turns out, we called back
to the ISP's support line the next day and got a more
knowledgeable person on the phone (i.e., someone who understood
what goes on when using OSes other than Windows :-).  He found
some instructions that described how to set up DOIP and what
fixed it was to change the login script field to just the default
of "NONE".  Apparently that allowed DOIP to communicate with
the ISP's server such that it eventually defaulted to PAP.
   By replacing PPDIAL.CMD with NONE, we got it working, but
traded off the automatic redial on busy signal and alternate
phone number support provided by PPPDIAL.  So, my brother is
back up and running and I will try and contact the author of
PPPDIAL to see if there is a response file to use with PPPDIAL
that will work.

   Thanks also to all the other people who suggested we try
InJoy instead.  While I know that InJoy is a very good dialer,
I don't think it is the right solution for my brother unless
we completely struck out using DOIP.  My brother and sister-in-law
are computer novices and InJoy isn't the most user-friendly
program for the novice (text-based, tons of options, acronyms,
etc.).  I have downloaded the trial version and finally got
it to work with my ISP, but it even gave me some difficulty
before I got it configured correctly and I have years more
experience with PCs and OS/2.  :-)

Thanks again,

Mark


Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

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From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net                     29-Nov-99 19:33:29
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 16:52:21
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net (Doug Bissett)

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:11, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K PCI
> and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for either
> modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
>
> I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS, but I
> have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
> --
> David Gilmore, MCP
> User Services Technician
> Information Technology
> Bryant College
>
> Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
> www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
>

You will find that neither IBM (the help desks), or 3COM, know very
much about OS/2 (unless you want to buy a very expensive service
contract). The BEST source of information, is right here in the news
groups.

I don't know if you will get the 56K PCI modem to work, that will
depend on exactly what it is (If it is a WinModem, it will NOT work
with anything but windows-> If this is the case, take it back and get
a real modem).

Your 33.6K external modem SHOULD work, with nothing more than the
standard OS/2 comm driver.

 You did not describe your setup, so I will assume that you have two,
serial ports on your machine, and you added the 56K PCI modem to that,
as COM3. I will also assume that you have a PS/2 type mouse (NOT a
serial mouse).

OK, that puts your external modem as COM1, or COM2. The DEFAULT
assumptions about COM1, are that it is address 3F8, IRQ4. The DEFAULT
assumptions about COM2, are that it is address 2F8, IRQ3. No other
assumptions are made, you must tell COM.SYS about anything that is
different (Go to an OS/2 command line window, and type HELP COM.SYS
for more help). I am not sure how you tried to install the PCI modem,
but I would suggest removing it (physically) until you get the
external modem working. That way, you can get the modem, and the
software working with OS/2, and then add the PCI modem later, when you
have less things to wonder about).

There is no "Control Panel" in OS/2. The closest that you get is the
System Setup folder. The only useful thing there, is the Hardware
Manager program, which may tell you something.

Now, to make life easier, if you have a DOS COM program (like TELIX,
or BITCOM, or??? Many modems have one shipped with it), try to get it
to work with the modem (the external one, not the PCI modem). Most
people find that using DOS, to verify that the modem actually works,
is MUCH easier than trying to figure out what you need in OS/2, and
whether it is an OS/2 configuration problem, a COM program
configuration problem, or an actual hardware problem. Once you verify
that the modem actually works, then you can concentrate on the OS/2
configuration, and the program configuration.

What you need is a COM program. There is HyperACCESS Lite, on the OS/2
install CD, (go to System Setup-> Install/Remove-> Selective Install.
Go in (without selecting anything), about three, or four screens
(until you get a list with check boxes, which includes Bonus Pack)->
Check Bonus Pack-> click on the MORE button, then check the box beside
HyperACCESS lite (turn off the rest, unless there is something else
that you want)-> click next, or OK, to let it install the software.
HyperACCESS Lite, is not very intuitive, but it will work, once you
get it configured. Better yet, get a real COM program. I prefer ZOC,
from:

http://www.emtec.com/

OK, now for the basics.
You need a couple of lines in your CONFIG.SYS:
================================
DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS
DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS
===============================
If they are not there, you are not loading the COM driver, which is
required. As described above, you may need to add some parameters to
define what resources your modem is assigned (address, IRQ etc.). Add
them, if they are not there. Look for the following group of items
==============================
DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS
DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS
DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\MOUSE.SYS
==============================
and put them immediately after this sequence.

Now, for some of the more common errors:
NEVER try to share an IRQ on a serial port (The PCI card may be an
exception, I am not sure how that is handled), even if the IRQ is not
really used by the other device (some people say that you can share an
unused printer IRQ7 with a modem. NOT TRUE, if there is, in fact, a
parallel port -> used, or not <- in the machine).
If you have a serial mouse, you must load the mouse driver BEFORE you
load the COM driver (this, usually, causes problems with the mouse).

There are a lot more possibilities. Let us know more detail (which COM
ports, modem models, how they are attached, mouse type, and anything
else that might have something to do with the problem), and you will
get more help, but try to get the external modem to work, before you
try to get the PCI modem to work (not many people have actually
managed to get a PCI modem to work, so that may be impossible anyway).

Hope this helps...
******************************
From the PC of Doug Bissett
doug.bissett at attglobal.net
The " at " must be changed to "@"
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From: [e-mail]                       29-Nov-99 21:05:27
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 16:52:21
Subj: Re: PCI compatible modem for OS/2?

From: [e-mail] (e-frog)

Chuck McGarigle ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I initially had a lot of problems getting mine to work also. You have
: to turn PnP OFF in your BIOS setup and use the memory area and comm
: port designated when you run the config program that comes with the
: modem.

: If you dual boot to Win9x, you might try setting the modem up there
: and using the initialization strings that Win9x uses - that's how I
: finally got mine working. I spent some time with tech support also,
: and they may be able to provide more assistance.

: Once it's set up it works great. Good luck.


Has anyone tried to use the voice features of FaxWorks Pro with this
modem? That's what I'm really interested in.


Isaac

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From: [e-mail]                       29-Nov-99 21:06:20
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 16:52:21
Subj: Re: PCI compatible modem for OS/2?

From: [e-mail] (e-frog)

rover ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I have one of those ACER FM56PVS... but no voice software for it. FAX and
: MODEM both work good, has jumper pins for selecting IRQ/PORT. From the looks
: of it, it is nothing but a standard modem requires no flipping drivers.
: Standard Rockwell 56K/V.90 chips.

: Unfortunately, they no longer ship modems with full User's Manual and it was
: a pain finding a manual that would give me the full command set of the darn
: thing.

AOpen's web site lists that as an ISA modem. Is there a mistake there? I
would be interested in acquiring one if it is PCI.


Isaac

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From: [e-mail]                                  29-Nov-99 16:22:10
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 20:08:14
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

From: [e-mail]

PAP and CHAP are the default  for DOIP and all you do is put the word NONE
in the window. Unfortunately, it has been years since this stuff was
written up and almost no one remembers it any more.



In <81mqq2$rp3$[e-mail]>, on 11/26/99 at 08:33 PM,
   [e-mail] said:


>  I am trying to help my brother setup DOIP (Dial Other
>Internet Providers) for a new ISP.  His previous ISP
>was Earthlink which provided instructions at their
>web site for how to configure DOIP to dial in.  (He
>is switching to a local ISP because the number he was
>using for Earthlink in a neighboring town which he
>thought was a local call turned out to have a surcharge.)
>  His new ISP does not have any info on their web site
>about dialing in from other OSes other than Windows,
>but we thought if we just created a new entry in DOIP
>specifying the proper parameters for the new ISP (DNS,
>mail servers, phone number, etc.) it should work.
>  While it seems to dial in and establish a connection,
>it doesn't complete the login sequence and eventually
>times out.  We are also using PPPDIAL to drive the login
>sequence script, so I could customize the login response
>file if I knew what the ISP server wants.  (I tried
>sending a "return" key repeatedly hoping it would then
>come back with "login:" or something to key off of, but
>no luck.)
>  When I called the ISP's tech support, I explained the
>problem and said we were not running Windows and needed
>to know what the login script should look for.  He seemed
>clueless as to what I was asking, but said he would contact
>someone and call us back.  When he called back, all he
>would say is, "Is your dialer using PAP or CHAP protocol?
>Our server runs NT and we only support PAP."
>  I can't find anything in the DOIP online help that
>says whether it uses PAP or CHAP, but my hunch is that
>that is not the problem and I just need to know the
>login sequence to customize the script used by PPPDIAL.
>  Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try, or
>what to ask the tech support guy so he will understand
>what I really want to know?  Thanks!

>Mark


>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.

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From: [e-mail]                               29-Nov-99 16:17:11
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 20:08:14
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>

Thank you very much!  I will attempt to make this work tomorrow.  You are
absolutely correct about IBM and 3Com, they were both worthless!  I quickly
realized that a newsgroup was probably the way to go.

--
David Gilmore, MCP
User Services Technician
Information Technology
Bryant College

Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
<doug.bissett at attglobal.net (Doug Bissett)> wrote in message
news:SKfw30zmCGmZ-pn2-0e6VGijxRUOj@localhost...
> On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:11, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
>
> > I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K
PCI
> > and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for
either
> > modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
> >
> > I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS,
but I
> > have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
> >
> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
> >
> > --
> > David Gilmore, MCP
> > User Services Technician
> > Information Technology
> > Bryant College
> >
> > Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
> > www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
> >
>
> You will find that neither IBM (the help desks), or 3COM, know very
> much about OS/2 (unless you want to buy a very expensive service
> contract). The BEST source of information, is right here in the news
> groups.
>
> I don't know if you will get the 56K PCI modem to work, that will
> depend on exactly what it is (If it is a WinModem, it will NOT work
> with anything but windows-> If this is the case, take it back and get
> a real modem).
>
> Your 33.6K external modem SHOULD work, with nothing more than the
> standard OS/2 comm driver.
>
>  You did not describe your setup, so I will assume that you have two,
> serial ports on your machine, and you added the 56K PCI modem to that,
> as COM3. I will also assume that you have a PS/2 type mouse (NOT a
> serial mouse).
>
> OK, that puts your external modem as COM1, or COM2. The DEFAULT
> assumptions about COM1, are that it is address 3F8, IRQ4. The DEFAULT
> assumptions about COM2, are that it is address 2F8, IRQ3. No other
> assumptions are made, you must tell COM.SYS about anything that is
> different (Go to an OS/2 command line window, and type HELP COM.SYS
> for more help). I am not sure how you tried to install the PCI modem,
> but I would suggest removing it (physically) until you get the
> external modem working. That way, you can get the modem, and the
> software working with OS/2, and then add the PCI modem later, when you
> have less things to wonder about).
>
> There is no "Control Panel" in OS/2. The closest that you get is the
> System Setup folder. The only useful thing there, is the Hardware
> Manager program, which may tell you something.
>
> Now, to make life easier, if you have a DOS COM program (like TELIX,
> or BITCOM, or??? Many modems have one shipped with it), try to get it
> to work with the modem (the external one, not the PCI modem). Most
> people find that using DOS, to verify that the modem actually works,
> is MUCH easier than trying to figure out what you need in OS/2, and
> whether it is an OS/2 configuration problem, a COM program
> configuration problem, or an actual hardware problem. Once you verify
> that the modem actually works, then you can concentrate on the OS/2
> configuration, and the program configuration.
>
> What you need is a COM program. There is HyperACCESS Lite, on the OS/2
> install CD, (go to System Setup-> Install/Remove-> Selective Install.
> Go in (without selecting anything), about three, or four screens
> (until you get a list with check boxes, which includes Bonus Pack)->
> Check Bonus Pack-> click on the MORE button, then check the box beside
> HyperACCESS lite (turn off the rest, unless there is something else
> that you want)-> click next, or OK, to let it install the software.
> HyperACCESS Lite, is not very intuitive, but it will work, once you
> get it configured. Better yet, get a real COM program. I prefer ZOC,
> from:
>
> http://www.emtec.com/
>
> OK, now for the basics.
> You need a couple of lines in your CONFIG.SYS:
> ================================
> DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS
> DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS
> ===============================
> If they are not there, you are not loading the COM driver, which is
> required. As described above, you may need to add some parameters to
> define what resources your modem is assigned (address, IRQ etc.). Add
> them, if they are not there. Look for the following group of items
> ==============================
> DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS
> DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS
> DEVICE=D:\OS2\BOOT\MOUSE.SYS
> ==============================
> and put them immediately after this sequence.
>
> Now, for some of the more common errors:
> NEVER try to share an IRQ on a serial port (The PCI card may be an
> exception, I am not sure how that is handled), even if the IRQ is not
> really used by the other device (some people say that you can share an
> unused printer IRQ7 with a modem. NOT TRUE, if there is, in fact, a
> parallel port -> used, or not <- in the machine).
> If you have a serial mouse, you must load the mouse driver BEFORE you
> load the COM driver (this, usually, causes problems with the mouse).
>
> There are a lot more possibilities. Let us know more detail (which COM
> ports, modem models, how they are attached, mouse type, and anything
> else that might have something to do with the problem), and you will
> get more help, but try to get the external modem to work, before you
> try to get the PCI modem to work (not many people have actually
> managed to get a PCI modem to work, so that may be impossible anyway).
>
> Hope this helps...
> ******************************
> From the PC of Doug Bissett
> doug.bissett at attglobal.net
> The " at " must be changed to "@"
> ******************************



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From: [e-mail]                                    29-Nov-99 16:56:16
  To: All                                               29-Nov-99 20:08:14
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: [e-mail] (Dan Casey)

In article <81tsit$7pn$[e-mail]>,
"David Gilmore" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K PCI
>and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for either
>modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
>
>I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS, but I
>have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
>
>Can someone point me in the right direction?

First of all, by default, OS/2's COM drivers (COM.SYS and VCOM.SYS)
only recognize COM 1 and COM 2. If you have the Modem (or serial port)
configured as COM 3 or COM 4, you'll need to specify the parameters in
the config.sys file. From and OS/2 Command Prompt, type "help com.sys"
(without the quotes) for examples and instructions.

Unlike DOS, OS/2 does NOT like to share IRQ's (Interrupts). It's
possible that you are experiencing an IRQ conflict. The External Modem
will work without any special drivers. Special settings are required
only if the port is assigned to COM3 or COM4. As to the Internal PCI
Modem .... I'm not familiar with it. Most of the PCI Modems I've seen
require drivers for Windows ... and don't work with anything else. But
it is possible that you have a "real" PCI Modem that doesn't require
drivers. If it's PnP (Plug-N-Play), you'll need to know what com port
it's getting at boot, and if it's 3 or 4, you'll need to make the
changes to the config.sys file, in the line that starts:

DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS

If you need any more assistance, don't hesitate to post (or e-mail),
and provide more details (what else do you have connected to a Serial
Port).

--
**************************************************************
*  Dan Casey                                                 *
*  President                                                 *
*  V.O.I.C.E. (Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education *
*  http://www.os2voice.org                                   *
*  Abraxas on IRC                                            *
*  http://members.iquest.net/~dcasey                         *
*  Charter Associate member, Team SETI                       *
*  Warpstock 99 in Atlanta  http://www.warpstock.org         *
**************************************************************
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From: [e-mail]                          30-Nov-99 03:19:26
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 03:28:13
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: [e-mail] (Annie K.)

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:25:37, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> It is OS/2 version 4.0.  My problem is I can not verify that the external is
> working with the OS.  Is there a "control panel" program in OS/2 to verify
> the modem is functioning.  Even a Terminal program would be helpful, but I
> am unable to find one in the OS.  You'll have to forgive my ignorance of
> OS/2.

 You boot OS/2 with the external modem turned on, and OS/2 should find
it. Check your config.sys to be sure COM.SYS is there
(DEVICE=x:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS).

> Annie K. <[e-mail]> wrote in message
> news:[e-mail]...
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:11, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K
> PCI
> > > and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for
> either
> > > modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
> >
> >  Real modems don't require drivers; "winmodems" won't work under any OS
> > but Windows. Is your PCI modem a winmodem?
> >
> > > I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS,
> but I
> > > have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
> > >
> > > Can someone point me in the right direction?
> >
> >  The external should be working on either COM1 or COM2. Which version of
> > OS/2 are we talking about here? For more info, type HELP COM.SYS at a
> > command prompt.
> >

--
Klaatu barada nikto

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From: [e-mail]                  30-Nov-99 10:11:23
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 10:24:19
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: Pete Milne <[e-mail]>


David Gilmore wrote:

> It is OS/2 version 4.0.  My problem is I can not verify that the external is
> working with the OS.  Is there a "control panel" program in OS/2 to verify
> the modem is functioning.  Even a Terminal program would be helpful, but I
> am unable to find one in the OS.  You'll have to forgive my ignorance of
> OS/2.
>
> --
> David Gilmore, MCP
> User Services Technician
> Information Technology
> Bryant College
>
> Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
> www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
> Annie K. <[e-mail]> wrote in message
> news:[e-mail]...
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:11, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K
> PCI
> > > and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for
> either
> > > modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
> >
> >  Real modems don't require drivers; "winmodems" won't work under any OS
> > but Windows. Is your PCI modem a winmodem?
> >
> > > I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS,
> but I
> > > have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
> > >
> > > Can someone point me in the right direction?
> >
> >  The external should be working on either COM1 or COM2. Which version of
> > OS/2 are we talking about here? For more info, type HELP COM.SYS at a
> > command prompt.
> >
> > --
> > Klaatu barada nikto

  There  *may* be less to worry about than you think! When I bought my USR 56K
voice/fax modem a few months ago I knew less than nothing about modems etc.,
and it certainly worried me that there was a "driver" for Win9x but none for
OS/2, and also that the modem was very much in evidence on the W95 control
panel, while I couldn't find it in any equivalent way on OS/2. So I went to
the
bother of writing down all the settings I could find from W95, then, armed
with
these, booted OS/2, started DOIP, went to the modem settings page . . .and
everything was there already! OS/2 had detected the modem and told all my
comms
programs about it - it just didn't bother informing me of this!

Hope this helps . . .

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From: [e-mail]                               30-Nov-99 22:14:27
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 10:24:19
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: [e-mail]

n <81tsit$7pn$[e-mail]>, "David Gilmore"
<[e-mail]> writes:
>I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K PCI
>and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for either
>modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
>
>I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS, but I
>have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
>
>Can someone point me in the right direction?

David,
some tips.

1) From an os2 window type HELP COM.SYS

2) Terminal Program.
    -if you are using INJOY you have one. You can type AT&V to see all your
current settings.
    -if you are not the ZOC is easily the best terminal program, probably way
more than you need.
    -lots of other terminal progs at hobbes.

3) The AT interface is a STANDARD, right, if you believe that please send
$10,000 and I will show
     you how to make a million.
     The problem is MOST modem commands ARE the same, it is the minor
differences that get you.
     If you want to change modem settings you NEED the modem MANUAL.

4)Ok here we go, to answer you original question.
    In the directory c:\tcpip\bin you will find two programs
    DIALER.EXE and MODEMTST.EXE.
    - go into the properties of the dialer.exe program.
    - you will find an option to pick your comm port and speed. Set them.
    - another button is to test your modem, this fires up the modemtst
program.
    - Did I mention that you need the manual!
    - from the modemtst program you can enter AT commands.

have fun.

Brian

PS incase you are not aware AT&F will reset your modem to factory defaults.

PPS forget about drivers.

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From: [e-mail]                          29-Nov-99 15:15:08
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 11:23:03
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: [e-mail] (Annie K.)

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:11, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K PCI
> and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for either
> modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.

 Real modems don't require drivers; "winmodems" won't work under any OS
but Windows. Is your PCI modem a winmodem?

> I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS, but I
> have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?

 The external should be working on either COM1 or COM2. Which version of
OS/2 are we talking about here? For more info, type HELP COM.SYS at a
command prompt.

--
Klaatu barada nikto

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From: [e-mail]                               29-Nov-99 10:25:18
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 11:23:03
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>

It is OS/2 version 4.0.  My problem is I can not verify that the external is
working with the OS.  Is there a "control panel" program in OS/2 to verify
the modem is functioning.  Even a Terminal program would be helpful, but I
am unable to find one in the OS.  You'll have to forgive my ignorance of
OS/2.

--
David Gilmore, MCP
User Services Technician
Information Technology
Bryant College

Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
Annie K. <[e-mail]> wrote in message
news:[e-mail]...
> On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:11, "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
>
> > I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K
PCI
> > and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for
either
> > modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
>
>  Real modems don't require drivers; "winmodems" won't work under any OS
> but Windows. Is your PCI modem a winmodem?
>
> > I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS,
but I
> > have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
> >
> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
>  The external should be working on either COM1 or COM2. Which version of
> OS/2 are we talking about here? For more info, type HELP COM.SYS at a
> command prompt.
>
> --
> Klaatu barada nikto



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From: [e-mail]                          29-Nov-99 16:23:26
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 11:23:03
Subj: Re: other dialer vs ibm dialer

From: [e-mail] (DenverD )

In message <[e-mail]> - Mat Serwas
<[e-mail]> writes:
>
>Greetings,
>
>I have about had it with ibm' s  'other dialer' [had to switch
>to it when I refused to join AT&T when the bought IBMNet.
>
>I tried several times to trick IBM dialer but I"m too dumb
>for it.
>
>Anyone know how to use it with Mindspring?
>
>The slattach version is dated 1995 and I've it never
>was changed with I upgraded to warp V4 fp12.
>
>I really like that  IBM dialer.
>Hope you don't get confused which dialer is which.
>
>Any help is appreciated very much.
>
>Mat
>

hi Mat,
DOIP (Dial Other Internet Provider) will probably work with mindspring..
don't know for sure because I never use it..
I always use InJoy which I'm sure will work great with mindspring..

you can get it at www.fx.dk/injoy..
the download version will work for you until you register it..


--
DenverD AT ibm DOT net
All addresses are anti-spam spoofs...you gotta fix'em up to mail me...sorry!

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From: [e-mail]                          30-Nov-99 14:57:25
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 14:39:12
Subj: RC5DES setup

From: "Roland Pinches" <[e-mail]>

Hi,

I'm hoping someone can help me out here.
My machine is a dual PII 400MHz system with WSeB and simply stated, it's not
doing much most of the time! I used to run the RC5DES program on my machine
at work (with a direct connection to the Internet) but since I'm not working
at the moment I thought I'd try and run it on my machine at home, however,
since I live in the UK, I have to pay for my time online :-(

I have InJoy 2.3 (Extended registration) so I have Dial-on-demand, and can
even get it working, trouble is, the RC5DES client seems to keep the
connection open and never allows InJoy to time out and hangup ie: I'm going
to have an expensive phone bill if I carry on like this :(

Can anyone suggest how to setup InJoy and RC5DES so that after a couple of
minutes idle time, the connection will close?

Seems a shame to waste all this processing power...

Cheers, Roly.


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From: [e-mail]                            30-Nov-99 22:57:14
  To: All                                               30-Nov-99 19:49:24
Subj: Re: RC5DES setup

From: [e-mail] (J. Robinson)

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:57:50, "Roland Pinches"
<[e-mail]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm hoping someone can help me out here.
> My machine is a dual PII 400MHz system with WSeB and simply stated, it's not
> doing much most of the time! I used to run the RC5DES program on my machine
> at work (with a direct connection to the Internet) but since I'm not working
> at the moment I thought I'd try and run it on my machine at home, however,
> since I live in the UK, I have to pay for my time online :-(
>
> I have InJoy 2.3 (Extended registration) so I have Dial-on-demand, and can
> even get it working, trouble is, the RC5DES client seems to keep the
> connection open and never allows InJoy to time out and hangup ie: I'm going
> to have an expensive phone bill if I carry on like this :(
>
> Can anyone suggest how to setup InJoy and RC5DES so that after a couple of
> minutes idle time, the connection will close?
>
> Seems a shame to waste all this processing power...
>
> Cheers, Roly.
>
>

Not exactly the answer you wanted for your setup, I'm sure, but I
offer this idea as an alternative until the Injoy solution is solved.

One location that I'm at, I don't have a 'net connection but still do
the RC5 crunching.  At the end of all the blocks, I simply exit the
RC5 program.  You can then attach the buff-out.rc5 file to an E-mail
and send it to [e-mail] (it has to be MIME encoded to
work correctly, I believe).  You'll got a response back from
distributed.net telling you if it was successful or not.

Then, you can send a second E-mail, this time to
[e-mail], with the body containing the line
'numblocks=100' (or how-ever many blocks you want).  I grab a high
number of blocks so I don't have to do this whole E-mail bit too
often, but can still leave the computer happily crunching away in the
meantime.  It works well for me.

Not a solution, but certainly an option.


Jeff.
----------------
Whatza JamochaMUD?  http://jamochamud.onestepcomm.com
Or other stuff: http://www.onestepcomm.com/~jeffnik

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From: [e-mail]                                30-Nov-99 21:26:28
  To: All                                               01-Dec-99 17:09:07
Subj: Netscape 4.61 problem

From: [e-mail]

The problem I'm having now is that the current Netscape, 4.61, won't
work. I've tried both the export and the not for export versions. I've
noticed these messages about a possible "error leak" so maybe you folks
can help me here. Whenever I run any of the parts of Communicator 4.61
(Communicator, Composer, Messenger, Navigator), I get a SYS3171 "Due to
insufficient stack space, the exception was not dispatched." I use 2.02
and it works fine, except for the occaisional Javascript error.

Also, my sound card isn't working, but that's another message.

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From: [e-mail]                     30-Nov-99 21:20:15
  To: All                                               01-Dec-99 17:09:07
Subj: Re: RC5DES setup

From: "Trevor Hemsley" <[e-mail]>

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:57:50 +0000 (GMT), Roland Pinches wrote:

->Can anyone suggest how to setup InJoy and RC5DES so that after a couple of
->minutes idle time, the connection will close?
->
->Seems a shame to waste all this processing power...

RC5DES should close the connection after about 45 seconds (can't remember
the timeout value). Whatever it is that's doing this it isn't that.
Perhaps you should look at running a perproxy on your own machine.


Trevor Hemsley, London, UK
([e-mail] or [e-mail])



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From: [e-mail]                                01-Dec-99 02:25:25
  To: [e-mail]                                  01-Dec-99 17:09:07
Subj: Re: DOIP with a new ISP

To: [e-mail]
From: Mark Schlegel <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> PAP and CHAP are the default  for DOIP and all you do is put the word NONE
> in the window. Unfortunately, it has been years since this stuff was
> written up and almost no one remembers it any more.
>

here's a page with some doip info

http://www.gate.net/~lstone/faq_toc.html

Mark


> In <81mqq2$rp3$[e-mail]>, on 11/26/99 at 08:33 PM,
>    [e-mail] said:
>
> >  I am trying to help my brother setup DOIP (Dial Other
> >Internet Providers) for a new ISP.  His previous ISP
> >was Earthlink which provided instructions at their
> >web site for how to configure DOIP to dial in.  (He
> >is switching to a local ISP because the number he was
> >using for Earthlink in a neighboring town which he
> >thought was a local call turned out to have a surcharge.)
> >  His new ISP does not have any info on their web site
> >about dialing in from other OSes other than Windows,
> >but we thought if we just created a new entry in DOIP
> >specifying the proper parameters for the new ISP (DNS,
> >mail servers, phone number, etc.) it should work.
> > [cut]
> >Mark
>
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------
> ------
> Monroe Chasson
> [e-mail]
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> MR2ICE reg#51

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From: [e-mail]                               01-Dec-99 06:46:29
  To: All                                               01-Dec-99 17:09:08
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: "David Gilmore" <[e-mail]>

My thanks to everyone who replied to this posting.  I was finally able to
get the modem working.

Now does anyone know how I would enable OS/2 as a RAS?  I have to allow
remote access to a database on  the machine so that a third party software
vendor can convert it to SQL.

--
David Gilmore, MCP
User Services Technician
Information Technology
Bryant College

Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
David Gilmore <[e-mail]> wrote in message
news:81tsit$7pn$[e-mail]...
> I am attempting to set up a modem on an OS/2 system.  I have a 3Com 56K
PCI
> and a USR 33.6 external.  I have been unable to locate drivers for either
> modem, and have gotten little to no support from 3Com and IBM.
>
> I have been told by 3Com that no drivers are necessary under OS/2/DOS, but
I
> have been unable to find any way of making OS/2 see either modem.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
> --
> David Gilmore, MCP
> User Services Technician
> Information Technology
> Bryant College
>
> Contact the Helpdesk at x24357, [e-mail], or
> www.bryant.edu/~helpdesk
>
>
>



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From: [e-mail]                                 01-Dec-99 11:38:26
  To: All                                               01-Dec-99 17:09:08
Subj: Re: RC5DES setup

From: peter volsted <[e-mail]>

hi



> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:57:50 +0000 (GMT), Roland Pinches wrote:
>
> ->Can anyone suggest how to setup InJoy and RC5DES so that after a couple of
> ->minutes idle time, the connection will close?
> ->
> ->Seems a shame to waste all this processing power...
>

I have made a 'manual' instance of InJoy thus:
Open InJoy.  Click on New. Name for ex. Def Org and Save.
Open your DOD-InJoy and without making changes Save as Default.
Click on New. Name for ex. Manual - in the DOD-section remove the x's and then
Save.

When time to update, start your manual InJoy, then stop Rc5DES with Ctl-C, and
give the command: RC5DES -update. Then restart RC5DES and stop InJoy.
It usually lasts around 22 seconds in my case.

good luck

peter


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From: [e-mail]                                02-Dec-99 03:38:13
  To: All                                               02-Dec-99 03:28:00
Subj: OS2 Comm & Dos Com program

From: "Chris Youngs " <[e-mail]>

HELP !!,
I've been experiencing a problem using a DOS comm program. If I use this ONE
particular program before any other, then program behaves correctly. To use
it, the COM_DIRECT_ACCESS button in program settings must be set to on. If I
close the program to use IAK or HA-Lite, the modem works fine, but if I try
to use the DOS program again, I get the message "Com1 not available. Is this
an OS/2 corectable situation ? My only remedy is to reboot and start all
over again. BTW, I am also using Procom plus V2.0 for TE to our IBM AIX big
iron via the COM2 ( Serial Port No Modem) simultaneously... ANy help would
be great !!

Thanks !!

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From: [e-mail]                            02-Dec-99 07:28:03
  To: All                                               02-Dec-99 05:22:14
Subj: Re: OS2 Comm & Dos Com program

From: [e-mail]

In <SQl14.4989$[e-mail]>, "Chris Youngs "
<[e-mail]> writes:

>HELP !!,

>I've been experiencing a problem using a DOS comm program. If I use this ONE
>particular program before any other, then program behaves correctly. To use
>it, the COM_DIRECT_ACCESS button in program settings must be set to on.

What is the program, Procomm?  It's been a long time since I had a DOS
program which had to have the COM_DIRECT_ACCESS enabled.

DO you have a copy of Ray Gwinn's SIO to try?  That utility can be run
for a while as a shareware deal to let you play with it.  With it, if
you can get off the direct access bit, then the chances, as I recall, of
having this locked port access deal in DOS will be much less.

I do a lot of multiple comm port work still with DOS programs in Warp 4.
I still find that one of the ways to get a session jammed that won't
close down and even MOLE can't bust, is to garbage a comm port routine.
It's bad enough to have it happen in non-direct mode, let alone direct
access.  Prime apps that seem to do this are WIN 3.1 apps in DOS which
make use of more than one comm port in the same program, to my recall.

If you can share the reason with us, why do you need the direct access
in the first place?

For example, I can garbage a comm port with a WIN 3.1 AEA ham packet
modem for a packet TNC, which is called from inside a DOS-VDM doorway
via a land line BBS.  That setup is used ot let me have access to the VHF
data programs direct from the phone line remotely.

If, for some reason, the line gets garbaged, and the TNC goes out of
sync with the system comm port, there is no way I can recover that port
without re-booting the computer ..  in .. DOS..

However, I *CAN* use a native OS/2 TNC program on the same port for that
same TNC.  I can let it open up the TNC from the raw desktop for that
same I/O port.  It will re-enable the port.  The TNC will work.  I can
then go back and attack it from the doorway again and it is alive and
well!

I can even do all this from yet a THIRD comm port via HyperAcess Host.
If it gets jammed, I can call in.  I can run the desktop remotely.  I
can go through the whole reset litany without ever going to the site.
But that's only if I use OS/2 for the task!

Back in the earlier days of OS/2, there were a lot of comm programs
which seemed could only be enabled cleanly with direct-access.  However,
by now, nothing I have is left on any direct-access mode.  Lockups were
the main reason I kept testing stuff until I got away from it.


>If I
>close the program to use IAK or HA-Lite, the modem works fine, but if I try
>to use the DOS program again, I get the message "Com1 not available. Is this
>an OS/2 corectable situation ? My only remedy is to reboot and start all
>over again. BTW, I am also using Procom plus V2.0 for TE to our IBM AIX big
>iron via the COM2 ( Serial Port No Modem) simultaneously... ANy help would
>be great !!

I gave up on ProComm plus as a DOS varmint in OS/2.  If I recall, there
were timing programs inside it that I could not break.  I had an old
copy of COMIT that worked fine and still works fine in DOS.  I've got
TELIX for DOS and it works fine.  Not Procomm; so I gave it up and then
went to HA5 for OS/2...  From there to HAPRO, together with HHOST as
well.  Because I also need a TELNET connection as well, I also invested
in ZOC for OS/2.  It's WONDERFUL for me.  It too ought to be able to sub
for ProComm, unless ..  you have a whole lot of script driven stuff
custom written for it for your needs.


--> Sleep well; OS2's still awake! ;)

[e-mail]
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From: [e-mail]                  02-Dec-99 11:28:06
  To: All                                               02-Dec-99 12:07:28
Subj: Thinkpad 390E, fax works?

From: "Luc Van Bogaert" <[e-mail]>

Hi,

Does anyone have a Thinkpad390E and the LT faxmodem operational with PMFax or
Faxworks? The
modem itself is operational, it's only the faxing that doesn't work (yet)...

Thanks,


Luc Van Bogaert

    ... Don't underestimate the power of OS/2



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From: [e-mail]                                     03-Dec-99 08:53:06
  To: All                                               03-Dec-99 10:46:24
Subj: USB Modem Problem

From: "Eric A. Cottrell" <[e-mail]>

Hello,

I got a good deal on a Zoom USB Voice/Fax Modem.  Works fine under Win98
(of course) but I am having problems under OS/2.  This is the first USB
device I have gotten.

I have a AOPEN motherboard with a Intel 440BX chipset using a Celeron 300A.
It has 128megs of memory.

My first problem, a Trap D on bootup. was fixed by using the modified
drivers that Robert Lalla in Germany did.  Hardware manager shows
all the drivers present.  I have two other comm ports so comm3 should
be the port.

The problem I have now is if I try to access com3 with the IBM dialer or
using Hyperaccess for OS/2 the computer freezes with no message.  This
freeze also occurs if I turn on the modem after bootup.  If I turn the
modem on before bootup ramdom lights display on the modem until (it appears)
the USB serial driver initializes it.

I did notice during Win98 install that audio device drivers where installed
to handle the voice part (one was a wave device).  Is it possible that
not having the audio device drivers is hanging something up?

Thanks and 73 Eric [e-mail]  WB1HBU

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From: [e-mail]                             03-Dec-99 15:06:21
  To: All                                               03-Dec-99 14:33:06
Subj: Re: USB Modem Problem

From: [e-mail] (Mark Dodel)

Have you tried switching around your COM ports?  According to Elton
Woo in his article on "USB (universal serial   bus) communications in
 Warp 4.0"
http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0699H/vnewsf6.htm he could
not get it his USR  modem to work on anything but Com1.

Mark

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:53:13, "Eric A. Cottrell" <[e-mail]> wrote:

-)Hello,
-)
-)I got a good deal on a Zoom USB Voice/Fax Modem.  Works fine under Win98
-)(of course) but I am having problems under OS/2.  This is the first USB
-)device I have gotten.
-)
-)I have a AOPEN motherboard with a Intel 440BX chipset using a Celeron 300A.
-)It has 128megs of memory.
-)
-)My first problem, a Trap D on bootup. was fixed by using the modified
-)drivers that Robert Lalla in Germany did.  Hardware manager shows
-)all the drivers present.  I have two other comm ports so comm3 should
-)be the port.
-)
-)The problem I have now is if I try to access com3 with the IBM dialer or
-)using Hyperaccess for OS/2 the computer freezes with no message.  This
-)freeze also occurs if I turn on the modem after bootup.  If I turn the
-)modem on before bootup ramdom lights display on the modem until (it appears)
-)the USB serial driver initializes it.
-)
-)I did notice during Win98 install that audio device drivers where installed
-)to handle the voice part (one was a wave device).  Is it possible that
-)not having the audio device drivers is hanging something up?
-)
-)Thanks and 73 Eric [e-mail]  WB1HBU

--

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                   [e-mail]
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From: [e-mail]                                    03-Dec-99 12:30:08
  To: All                                               03-Dec-99 20:03:07
Subj: Re: Setting up a modem in OS/2??

From: Jim Jaworski <[e-mail]>

Pete Milne wrote:

>   There  *may* be less to worry about than you think! When I bought my USR
56K
> voice/fax modem a few months ago I knew less than nothing about modems etc.,
> and it certainly worried me that there was a "driver" for Win9x but none for
> OS/2, and also that the modem was very much in evidence on the W95 control
> panel, while I couldn't find it in any equivalent way on OS/2. So I went to
the
> bother of writing down all the settings I could find from W95, then, armed
with
> these, booted OS/2, started DOIP, went to the modem settings page . . .and
> everything was there already! OS/2 had detected the modem and told all my
comms
> programs about it - it just didn't bother informing me of this!
>
> Hope this helps . . .

    I'd be interested in finding what 3Com/USR model # you have.  I own an IBM
Aptiva 2176 with a Dolphin 33.6 soundcard/modem combo.  It doesn't want to
work
in OS/2 Warp 4.0 and running RealPlayer in Windows95 causes regular crashes
(multitasking sound and modem tones can't really be done from the same card
*reliably*).  I'm looking for a "real" internal 56K v90 modem that works in
WindowsXX, OS/2 Warp, and Linux.

    Jim

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