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From: VicGar007@at-gmail.dot.com
On 09/09/12 00:38, Bill Bowden wrote:
> On Sep 7, 9:14 am, Vic RR Garcia wrote:
>> On 09/04/12 17:51, Bill Bowden wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 3, 8:02 pm, Vic RR Garcia wrote:
>>>> On 09/03/12 22:46, Bill Bowden wrote:
>>
>
>>>>> I'm getting error 633 when trying to use a dial-up modem. Says the
>>>>> port is already in use or the modem is not configured right. The modem
>>>>> seems to be working and passes the query test in device manager. Port
>>>>> used is COM3 but com3 does not show up in the listings of ports. I
>>>>> tried deleting the modem and re-installing, but no help. I called
>>>>> customer support for my ISP and they couldn't figure it out and
>>>>> finally suggested buying an external modem running from the USB. Also,
>>>>> the modem does work with AOL installed but doesn't work either before
>>>>> AOL was put in or after it was removed. Seems AOL is the only one who
>>>>> knows how to use this modem. The computer is a P4 running Win-XP
>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>
>>>>> -Bill
>>
>
>>>> The software you are using to dial-up is:
>>>> broken / miss-configured / do not work with Win Modems.
>>
>>>> Since you do not said what Modem, program you have, cannot give you more
>>>> specific advise.
>>
>
>>> There is no special software, just win-xp. The modem is a Lucent win
>>> modem. I'm just using a dial-up connection made in Network Connections
>>> (from control panel). It works fine in another computer (different
>>> modem) also running win-xp. All it does is establish a connection and
>>> then I can open whatever browser or e-mail program, and they all share
>>> the same modem connection. But there are other problems. I was unable
>>> to delete the modem and try to re-install. The modem was deleted but
>>> reappears when the system is re-booted. The only way I found to delete
>>> the modem was to remove it from the computer and then it dissappears.
>>> However, if I again plug in the modem, it reappears (without any
>>> installation) on the next re-boot. I can't get rid of it. My service
>>> provider tried to help and looked for a couple files that were not
>>> found. I think one was "telephone.exe and another was a (.ini file).
>>> There shouldn't be any extra software needed other than what is in win-
>>> xp.
>>
>>> -Bill
>>
>
>> It should work with XP dial-up, so something miss-configured.
>> The .inf file for Lucent modems are called 'mdml*.inf', if you remove
>> those files from 'C:\Windows\Inf, it will force XP to re-install the modem.
>> Other option will be to disable COM1: since it share the IRQ with COM3:.
>> If none of these work, well follow your ISP advise, use a USB or
>> external modem if you can get one.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>
> Thanks, I'll try it. I just discovered that public wifi is available
> where I live by just using a password. I'm wondering what sort of
> modem is needed to connect my old desk top machine to the wifi
> network. I have heard of security issues, but I just want to use a
> dedicated machine to read the news and watch videos on the internet
> using the wifi connection. I'm not worried about security. It is
> possible to do this with a simple wireless modem that connects to the
> USB port? Something like a flash drive to plug into the USB port
> without any complicated routers and such?
>
> What hardware do I need to connect an old PC to a public wifi network?
>
> -Bill
I have one of those:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704045
It works with XP, Win7 and Linux.
Only cost $18, your computer need to have an USB port available.
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