Re: Problem with dialup modem disconnecting



On 22/12/2005 a2z wrote:

> A friend's dialup modem was disconnecting after 1 minute. It did the
> same when I tried it on my phone line. I suspected Symantec/Norton
> antivirus/firewall and uninstalled that. As a result, the connection
> time is improved before it disconnects. It has managed to stay
> connected from 2 minutes, 7 minutes, and even 15 minutes, before
> disconnecting. This is with a direct connection to the house phone
> socket with no other devices plugged in, and no phone line problems I
> am aware of - my broadband connection works fine. Has anyone any
> ideas for fault-finding this?


Is it being used on a line with broadband enabled? If so it should be
connected via a filter - just like a telephone.


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Jeff Gaines - Damerham Hampshire UK
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