I use my Duo 280 with CompuServe when traveling in Europe and normally have no problem obtaining a modem connection using a standard Radio Shack adapter between the hotel room wall jack and my modem. On our most recent visit, however, when we checked into a favorite small hotel in Germany we found that the venerable old PBX had been replaced with an ISDN-supported system with fancy Siemens phones in each room. During this changeover the standard 'old' German wall jacks had been replaced with RJ-11 appearing jacks which meant that my Radio shack adapter cable would no longer work and, I guess, there would be dangerous (to the modem) voltages at that point, anyway. Further inspection revealed a module with a jack affixed to the under side of the phone which was labeled "ISDN Converter." Figuring this was the way to get my analog modem output into the system, I connected my RJ-11 modem plug to that jack. Alas, no dial tone. The jack is physically identical to the U.S. RJ-11 in that the plug goes in, clicks, fits, etc. However, no connection. My presumption is that the "pin-up" used by the Germans is different from that used here. In other words the connection is not going to the two center conductors of our standard modem cords, hence no electrical continuity. This is reinforced somewhat by a conversation with a Dutch telecom type in Amsterdam a few years previous who advised that they used the black and red wires as the active pair while we... as we all know... use the red and green wires in the boxes. Maybe the Germans do that too? Has anyone had an experience with this and come up with a fix? Jack Corcoran ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
