Modem and Networking
Solving Travel Connection Problems
If you experience connection problems while using the modem outside the country in which you purchased the notebook, the following suggestions may be helpful:
■Check the telephone line type.
The modem requires an analog, not a digital, telephone line. A line described as a PBX line is usually a digital line. A telephone line described as a data line, fax machine line, modem line, or standard telephone line is probably an analog line.
■Check for pulse or tone dialing.
An analog telephone line supports one of 2 dialing modes, pulse dialing or tone dialing. Modem location settings include dialing mode options. The dialing mode option set in your current modem location setting must be the dialing mode supported by the telephone line.
To determine the dialing mode supported by a telephone line, dial a few digits on the telephone, and then listen for clicks (pulses) or tones. Clicks indicate that the telephone line supports pulse dialing. Tones indicate that the telephone line supports tone dialing.
To change the dialing mode option in your current modem location setting:
1.Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Phone and Modem Options.
2.Select the Dialing Rules tab.
3.Select your modem location setting.
4.Select Edit.
5.Select either Tone or Pulse.
6.Select OK > OK.
Hardware and Software Guide |
