RE: [WhatsUp Forum] cant get paging to work

[Gary Harris]

I had a similar problem.  I ended up having to use an older, slower modem (I'm a packrat so still had a 33.6 modem laying around)  A faster 56k modem would not work.

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This may sound dumb, but I ran into the same problem using my USR External 56 Fax/Modem. In the debug log, there was no carrier detected, even though I could hear the modem attempting the handshake.

 

Believe it our not, the modem was mislabeled. I had the RJ11 cable connected to the plug outlet that had the wall jack logo. Just as a test (I assumed that the mfg. cross wired the pair), so I plugged it into the outlet with the phone handset, and it worked.

 

Amazing, but true.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tonya Spurlock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] cant get paging to work

I have looked in the kb and on this forum and as of yet I haven�t been able to find anything that helped...  I am trying to setup my paging, however when I enter in all of my information and hit test I get the following error �no carrier�.  I hear the modem dial out and pick up but then �no carrier� and I get a pop up saying �pager failed.�  I have tried commas in behind the number it too was unsuccessful.  Here are the settings I am currently using:

 

Display name:  Test

Terminal number:  �the number I received from my paging service� which is metrocall

Terminal password:  �this isn�t needed�

Pager ID;   � I entered in my pager number here�

Message string;  �using default�

Protocol:  TAP��confirmed with my pager service

Modem Initialization string:  �using default�

Baud Rate:  2400

COM Port: COM 1

8N1 is NOT checked

 

I am currently using brand new  US Robotics 56k faxmodem.

 

 Any and all suggestions would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Tonya Spurlock