> Tried firing up the internal modem in my 540c a few hours ago with little > success. Won't dial from PPP Control Panel, just errors that the actual > modem is trying to access something (itself?) that is already in use. > AppleTalk is set to Ethernet, TCP/IP was tried on PPP and Ethernet settings > and no dice. The actual modem config was Internal, and "Global Village > Gold", which I'm pretty sure it is. > > Despite having used Macs for years this is the first time I've actually had > to set up a PPP connection in classic MacOS (did it in OSX Beta, that was > simple enough) so I may have missed something elementary, so please, don't > be afraid to point out my idiocy!
The modem in my 540c is an Express Modem - and there's a few settings needed to get it going if it hasn't been set up right before :D You should have an "Express Modem" control panel, if yours is the same as mine - go into that CP, and the first option at the top of the window is to turn the modem on or off - Make sure it's ON. Then at the bottom of that window, you have an option for the modem serial port setting - either "Use Express Modem" or "Use External Modem". This is a redirection of sorts - if you select "Use Express Modem" then any time you select to use the modem serial port, instead of looking out the actual serial port on the 540c, the internal modem will be used. Hope that makes sense :). Anyway, pick "Use Express Modem", close that control panel, then go to the "Modem" Control panel... the only option at the top for "Connect via:" should be "Modem/Printer port" (which is now pointing to the express modem)... select the Geoport/Express Modem from the drop-down menu a little further down... and you should be ready to connect with the PPP control panel :D That's the easiest way I've found to do it on mine, as the pram battery is flat, and I often lose settings - getting back to being able to use the expressmodem and the serial port independently of one another is a bit of a messy fiddle - and I've forgotten how to do it! :D hope that helps some... dana -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
