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- From: bbrauck@austin.ibm.com
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: "Port is in use" message from Netscape... help!
- Date: 16 Feb 1996 13:55:43 GMT
- Organization: IBM Austin
- Message-ID: <4g22cv$1ij6@ausnews.austin.ibm.com>
- References: <DMtx10.37x@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM>
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- In <DMtx10.37x@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM>, Tom.Mathieu@columbiasc.attgis.com (Tom Mathieu) writes:
- >I just obtained a PPP account with a local ISP. I used to use Pro
- >Comm Plus for Windows when I had a shell account and had no problems
- >dialing in or doing things.
- >
- >Now, I have Shiva's dialer and Netscape. After installing the ISP's
- >software, I connected just fine -- the FIRST time. Subsequent
- >attempts to dial in are met with a message in the Netscape Personal
- >Edition dialog box that says:"The port is in use by another telephony
- >application..." The message appears even if I "cold" boot the PC.
- >
- >The only way to "fix" this is to re-install the PPP software. I've
- >spoken at length with my ISP and they've supposedly talked to
- >Netscape. Neither of them know what's wrong. I sent them output from
- >WinSleuth and MSD... neither of them mention any IRQ problems or
- >anything of the sort.
- >
- >Has anyone got an idea as to why this is happening? BTW: the modem is
- >an Intel 144/144e.
- >
- >Thanks
- >
- I too have this problem and would really appreciate an answer. I have found a
- work around, Running Windows 3.1 Just click on the terminal icon and then close
- it. Then when you go back to Netscape, It will go ahead and dial out....
-
- Brian Brauckman
- Airshow fanatic...
-
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