At 10:52 PM +0100 7/16/01, Russell wrote: >Hi all > >I recently acquired a secondhand SupraExpress 288 modem "Designed >exclusively for the Mac" for a non-technical work colleague. I assured her >that connection would be a piece of cake but tested it first at home. >Serves me right. Cake? I like cake. >First, the gear: a Quadra 700 running OS 7.1 and Open Transport. The modem >powers up OK, and when I hit the connect button in PPP it dials the number >quite happily. Then it sits for a while before telling me "The connection >attempt failed. There was no answer." You've got to choose a functional script in the modem control panel first and close the window, with PPP. >When I try the same procedure using my trusty USRobotics 14.4k Mac&Fax I >get online with no trouble. Could it be that the Supra, which is powered by >the Mac, doesn't get enough juice from a 68k machine? > >Another thing - the Supra came without a phone cable, so I used the one >from the USR. The Supra has two sockets. I tried both in turn with no >success. Should both be occupied at the same time? Only one line from the wall to modem line input is needed. Roger -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html> Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD <http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html> - - - - - Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
