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- Path: hermes.is.co.za!news
- From: arih@eastcoast.co.za (Ari)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Modem and telephone problem
- Date: 5 Mar 1996 18:29:09 GMT
- Organization: East Coast Access
- Message-ID: <4hi15l$1pg@hermes.is.co.za>
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- Sometimes after starting Windows the following transpires:
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- I use the Internet, then after disconnecting my flatmate uses the phone.
- I have to disconnect for him to use the phone. After he's finished with
- the phone I try to use the modem from Windows again but Windows can't
- detect a modem!?!? Sometimes I got to switch the modem Off and back On
- again. Sometimes I even have to restart Windows. Also if I start Windows
- with the modem On I need to switch it off and on again after Windows has
- started. If I leave the modem off until Windows is running and then turn
- it on it works. It is the U.S. version of the US Robotics 28800. The dip
- switches are set identical to the one at work (works OK) i.e. --_-_--_
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- Weeeeird huh!?!?!?!?!?
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- Maybe there is a Windows utility somewhere that can be used to reset the
- com port without switching Windows off. BTW the telephone is plugged into
- the modem phone socket so I don't have to unplug things.
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