Hi All,
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001, at 11:37 AM, you wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> >> If I want to use my computer hooked up to a different phone number,
> >> than the one I used when I initialized Miami, but I still want to be
> >> able to use Miami on the original phone number, how do I proceed?
> >>
> >> I ask the question, because, when I tried doing just that, I was not
> >> able to connect through any of the ISP's I use.
>
> > Do the two numbers differ in the "features" they have? Say, for
> > instance one has call waiting and the other dosen't? The only time that
> > it would make sense that a logon "breaks" from a different number on the
> > client side is when the server is using callback verification.
>
> It's possible that your ISP is using caller ID, and expecting you to
> always call from the same number. I've come across this on one BBS.
>
> That's different from callback (where they ISP rings you back, after you
> first dial in, and you do your internetting on the call that they make to
> you). But, I'm not aware that Windows supports that, directly.
>
> I'd call the ISP, and check with them. And, if they're doing that, ask if
> more than one number can be assigned to your account.
>
> It's also possible that one of your phone lines has a fault, or has other
> equipment connected to it (phones, faxes, answering machines, burglar
> alarms, etc.), that makes life too hard for your MODEM.
>
> > In either case, why not just run Miami init again, import the new
> settings
> > and save them with a different name/icon. Then just start Miami with the
> > corresponding icon, depending on which line you are using.
>
> There shouldn't be any difference, unless your call is getting answered by
> a different system at the ISP. Which isn't likely, unless your two
> different numbers go through different exchanges, and your ISP has
> different nodes that are automatically dialled depending on where the call
> came from. Again, that's not likely on normal phone numbers, only the
> special ones (e.g. companies that have national phone numbers, for
> instance).
>
> > I used to swap phone lines on my side all the time, using the same exact
> > settings with no problems at all.
>
> I do the same here all the time. It doesn't make the slightest bit of
> difference.
>
> > BTW, all that the "location" stuff in MS dialer does AFAIK, is to help
> the
> > dialer decide whether it needs to dial "1" and the area code. It really
> > shouldn't have a bearing on any of the other settings. (with the
> exception
> > of callback type connections)
>
> Yes, things like knowing if your in an office, it needs to get an outside
> line, and checking whether it needs to dial a long distance access code.
> It does nothing else, that I know about.
>
> --
> Bye,
> Tim.
Since I am the originator of this thread, I think I might
even be the one to end it.
I carefully read all that everyone wrote. I am much appre-
ciative of all the time and thought that went into your inves-
tigations. I, also, have done some checking of my own.
Here are my findings. First, in my case, my ISP neither
checks for my phone number, via caller-id, nor does a callback;
so that rules out the ISP angle. What is left are the physical
and the programming.
I was able to eliminate the physical and conclude that it is
Miami, because I remembered that, about a month ago, I visited a
friend of mine, and brought my MS Windows powered notebook com-
puter, to show him how to work with the Internet. (I will not
go into the why's and wherefore's of his refusing to increase
the RAM of his A2000 or A1200, to allow him to go on the Inter-
net.) When I attached my computer to his phone line and tried
to log into any one of my three dialup ISP's (MetConnect,
MindSpring, and AmigaOnLine), I was not able to complete the
process. The stacker-dialer ("Network-Dialup") refused doing it
because it found a different "home" number than the one I had
first typed in, when telling it where to dial. Once I added my
friends number to the list, and told it that that was the current
correct "home" number, I had no problems hooking up.
I suspected that Miami was doing the same thing. I was hoping
that one of you might know a fast way to alter the "init" file
to add other "home" phone numbers. If I do not find a work
around, soon, I will create a separate "init" file with my Dad's
number as the "home" number. So, if any of you has found an
alternate way to do what I want to do, I am still interested in
hearing your ideas.
Thanks, again, for all your efforts. :-)
Julian.
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