Black Box FX850AE manual Able to dial but unable to establish the first connection

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INTERNET SHARER

You should receive a message from the Internet Sharer confirming the speed. If you do not know the maximum speed of your modem, start by selecting 57600 and try to communicate with your modem. If it still does not work, try the next speed, 38400, and so on. Using a modem that supports 115200 baud will increase the performance of the Internet Sharer.

Verify that you are using the right modem driver for your modem.

Problem

Able to dial but unable to establish the first connection.

Solution

Verify your serial-port settings. The settings must be: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200 or 9600 bps, N,8,1.

Verify the handshaking—it must be hardware RTS/CTS.

Verify that your are attempting to establish a PPP connection.

Problem

Able to dial and establish the first connection but unable to locate any WWW site.

Solution

Verify your DNS setting. A DNS must be provided.

Problem

Unable to establish a second connection.

Solution

Make sure each of the 3 PCs connected to Internet Sharer is able to establish a connection through the Internet Sharer, one PC at a time.

Make sure the username, password, and script file (if defined) are the same on all 3 PCs.

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Contents Internet Sharer Industry Canada FCC StatementInternet Sharer NOM Statement Trademarks Table of Contents Specifications Introduction What the Package Includes InstallationWhat’s included in your package System Requirements Installing Internet Dialer SoftwareRepeat the installation steps for the other two computers Attaching the modem to the PC Installing the Internet Sharer in a PC Environment Installing the Internet Sharer in a PC environment Installing the Internet Sharer in a Mac Environment Installing the Internet Sharer in a Mac environment Macintosh computer Mini 8 DIN to the Internet Sharer cable Modem screen TCP/IP screen PPP screen Appendix a Serial Cables Cable and Connector InformationFigure A-1. Connector Types Figure A-2. Computer DB25 to the Internet Sharer Serial CablesFigure A-3. Computer DB9 to the Internet Sharer Macintosh Computer Mini 8 DIN to the Internet Sharer Figure A-5. Internet Sharer to the Modem Using Wall Cables Figure A-6. Example using wall cabling Common Problems Appendix B TroubleshootingAble to dial but unable to establish the first connection Modem Select Using PPP Server in the Configure field Contacting Technical Support Copyright 1998. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved

FX850A, FX850AE specifications

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