Re: (Fwd) Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-04 Thread Marc Oestreicher
On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 07:14:19 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Forwarded message follows --- From: et [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems Date sent:Mon, 3 Feb 2003

Re: (Fwd) Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-04 Thread et
thanks for lettings us know what it was and how it was fixed, much better than never hearing from you again snipped PROBLEM SOLVED The whole problem was caused by the odd way the MOBO and bios is setup on this machine. Things in the bios can be adjusted a very limited amount and the MOBO

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-03 Thread et
I tried the extra string and it man no difference. Marc I knew that, since that perticular string is for v92 modems, but the point was, on the USRobotics website they might have a lot of info about the model number of that modem and if it requires any special init settings. have you

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-03 Thread machine
I tried the extra string and it man no difference. Marc I knew that, since that perticular string is for v92 modems, but the point was, on the USRobotics website they might have a lot of info about the model number of that modem and if it requires any special init settings.

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-03 Thread Anne Wilson
On Monday 03 Feb 2003 2:35 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And this model always seems to play niceley with any and every ISP. I have seen some brands and models of modem work like crap with some ISPs and work well with others but never a us robotics sportster. The sportster seems to be almost

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-03 Thread et
On Monday 03 February 2003 09:35 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried the extra string and it man no difference. Marc I knew that, since that perticular string is for v92 modems, but the point was, on the USRobotics website they might have a lot of info about the model

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-02 Thread machine
On 1 Feb 2003 at 22:19, civileme wrote: On Saturday 01 February 2003 05:33 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a different laptop IBM thinkpad 770E 266mhz 64 mb ram. Yeah I know it could use some more ram and I will

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-02 Thread et
ehhh is this a typo? Dev tty S0 and got a message saying KPPP can not find /dev /tty/ S0. should be /dev/ttyS0 and not /dev /tty/ S0. no spaces On Saturday 01 February 2003 09:33 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a different laptop IBM

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-02 Thread machine
Yep it is a typo I used the GUI tools in KPPP to set everything up , point and click so I know that I did not make a typo where it really counts ehhh is this a typo? Dev tty S0 and got a message saying KPPP can not find /dev /tty/ S0. should be /dev/ttyS0 and not /dev /tty/ S0. no

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-02 Thread et
On Sunday 02 February 2003 09:05 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1 Feb 2003 at 22:19, civileme wrote: On Saturday 01 February 2003 05:33 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a different laptop IBM thinkpad 770E 266mhz 64 mb ram.

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-02 Thread machine
On Sunday 02 February 2003 09:05 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1 Feb 2003 at 22:19, civileme wrote: On Saturday 01 February 2003 05:33 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a different laptop IBM thinkpad 770E 266mhz 64

[newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-01 Thread machine
On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a different laptop IBM thinkpad 770E 266 mhz 64 mb ram. Yeah I know it could use some more ram and I will probably order some latter today. I installed dual boot Win 98 SE and ML 9.0 and installed a external modem US Robotics

Re: [newbie] Laptop external modem problems

2003-02-01 Thread civileme
On Saturday 01 February 2003 05:33 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a different laptop IBM thinkpad 770E 266 mhz 64 mb ram. Yeah I know it could use some more ram and I will probably order some latter today. I installed dual boot