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Connexant Modem on WinXP engages line
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I've got a problem with a 56k internal modem in an XP machine. It came with the machine so is about 5 years old, Fujitsu Siemens. I only use it for incoming calls for a phone/fax program that has been running for nearly 2 years with no problems. To access the internet I have a WiFi USB dongle so it is literally only used for receiving faxes, voice messages and sending the occassional fax. It makes the phone line busy so that no calls can be made or received. If I reboot the system it tends to work for a while but then a bit later the phone will be engaged again. I've done a virus check and ran Spybot but they show nothing and i've also made sure that in connections it only shows the WiFi and LAN which is disconnected. My question is before I go and get a new modem and still have the same problem, is it likely to be the modem or something else that is causing this? Thanks, Rob |
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Connexant Modem on WinXP engages line
"Robert Ceuppens" wrote in message
... Hi I've got a problem with a 56k internal modem in an XP machine. It came with the machine so is about 5 years old, Fujitsu Siemens. I only use it for incoming calls for a phone/fax program that has been running for nearly 2 years with no problems. To access the internet I have a WiFi USB dongle so it is literally only used for receiving faxes, voice messages and sending the occassional fax. It makes the phone line busy so that no calls can be made or received. If I reboot the system it tends to work for a while but then a bit later the phone will be engaged again. I've done a virus check and ran Spybot but they show nothing and i've also made sure that in connections it only shows the WiFi and LAN which is disconnected. My question is before I go and get a new modem and still have the same problem, is it likely to be the modem or something else that is causing this? Thanks, Rob It may be faulty. Try replacing it with another.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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i think ur modem has gone out of order...
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Connexant Modem on WinXP engages line
Robert Ceuppens wrote:
Hi I've got a problem with a 56k internal modem in an XP machine. It came with the machine so is about 5 years old, Fujitsu Siemens. I only use it for incoming calls for a phone/fax program that has been running for nearly 2 years with no problems. To access the internet I have a WiFi USB dongle so it is literally only used for receiving faxes, voice messages and sending the occassional fax. It makes the phone line busy so that no calls can be made or received. If I reboot the system it tends to work for a while but then a bit later the phone will be engaged again. I've done a virus check and ran Spybot but they show nothing and i've also made sure that in connections it only shows the WiFi and LAN which is disconnected. My question is before I go and get a new modem and still have the same problem, is it likely to be the modem or something else that is causing this? Thanks, Rob I did a little experiment with a Sysinternals program called "handle" a while back. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/s.../bb896655.aspx If I open a command prompt (DOS box) window and run handle -a serial while the Hyperterminal program is connected to a modem, this is what it lists. Handle v3.2 Copyright (C) 1997-2006 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com System pid: 8 B4: HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Serial hypertrm.exe pid: 1904 DC: HKLM\HARDWARE\devicemap\serialcomm hypertrm.exe pid: 1904 100: HKLM\HARDWARE\devicemap\serialcomm hypertrm.exe pid: 1904 108: \Device\Serial0 I used the "serial" keyword, to reduce the amount of output from the program. You can see the last entry there, the hypertrm.exe executable is attached to \Device\Serial0, implying that program is talking to the serial port. No guarantees, but if it was malware, maybe it is still attached. Paul |
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