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Setting up for communications

Setting up for communications

To connect to the Internet, use an online service, or communicate across the telephone lines with another computer, you need:

❖A modem (one comes with your notebook computer)❖A telephone line❖A browser or communications program

❖An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if you plan to use the Internet

Determining the COM port

Your modem is connected to one of the computer’s COM (communications) ports. The default setting for the modem is COM3.

The following procedure is intended to support you if you need to either upgrade your modem or reset the port to the default settings.

If you are having trouble connecting through the modem, you may need to determine the current COM port name and possibly change it.

To find out which port your modem is connected to:

1Click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Phone and Modem Options.

The Phone and Modem Options Properties dialog box displays.2Fill in the Local Information text boxes and click OK.3Click the Modems tab.Your modem should be listed next to one of the computer’s COM ports.4Make a note of the COM port number.