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- Path: news.smart.net!gallows!hangman
- From: hangman@gallows (bill pemberton)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: sportster 28.8 int and dialtone
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 03:57:01 GMT
- Organization: i have no organization.
- Message-ID: <4d4m6d$1vr@news.smart.net>
- References: <4crv21$bk6@news.smart.net>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: gallows.smart.net
-
- In article <4crv21$bk6@news.smart.net>, bill pemberton <wapembe@gallows> wrote:
- >i am having a problem getting this modem to recognize a dial tone.
- >i have a sportster 28.8 (one of the new ones that should do 33.6)
- >
- >system configuration
- >com1, irq4 nothing attached
- >com2, irq3 mouse
- >com3, irq4 modem
- >
- >i have com1 reserved for a tnc for my ham equipment but at this time nothing
- >is attached.
- >
- >the modem responds to keyboard commands. i am able to create my default
- >settings and save them in register block 0. i can recall that register
- >and verify the settings. however, when i attempt to check the phone line
- >(atdt) i get a "no dialtone" response. attempts to actually dial a number
- >are similarly thwarted. tech support at u.s.r. tells me that the problem
- >is with irq4. they tell me i will need to reconfigure things to avoid the
- >irq4 conflict. however, my ppi modem (int 28.8 v.fc) works in the same system
- >with the same setup. i don't see why there should be a conflict with irq4
- >since i don't have anything installed on com1.
- >
- >can someone shed some light on this, please?
- >
- >please post a response in this newsgroup. if you wish to email me, i can
- >be reached at wapembe@smart.net or hangman@gallows.smart.net. thanks.
-
- well, just a quick note. i swapped the usr sportster for a new one and it is
- working just fine. computer, modem and net junkie doing fine. i think the
- fault was a capacitor that was laying flat on the board. no biggie.
-