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**johnwill** · 06-21-2009, 08:49 AM

Fire up Hyperterminal and configure a direct connection to the modem's COM port. Type ATA into Hyperterminal, it should pick up the phone line. If not, the modem probably has a problem.

To see if you're talking to the modem, you can type ATI into Hyperterminal, you should get an OK prompt at a minimum back from the modem.

Did you run the diagnostics in Device Manager on the modem and see if the modem is responding?

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: problems establishing a dial up connection!!!! yes i did say dial up Fire up Hyperterminal and configure a direct connection to the modem's COM port. Type ATA into Hyperterminal, it should pick up the phone line. If not, the modem probably has a problem. To see if you're talking to the modem, you can type ATI into Hyperterminal, you should get an OK prompt at a minimum back from the modem. Did you run the diagnostics in Device Manager on the modem and see if the modem is responding? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience