Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem

[Guest VFP Developer]

I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro

system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.

If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the system

warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work and

it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

 

Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there some

sort of generic driver?

Thanks.

 

Note: I will be away from 8/16 - 8/24.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem

 

 

"VFP Developer" <ccaron@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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>I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro

> system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.

> If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the

> system

> warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work

> and

> it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

>

> Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there

> some

> sort of generic driver?

> Thanks.

>

> Note: I will be away from 8/16 - 8/24.

>

>

 

Try http://www.driverguide.com. Also note that dial-up modems are

so cheap these days that it's hardly worth your time chasing a

driver for an old and obsolete modem.

[Guest Andrew Rossmann]

Re: Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem

 

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.win2000.general and a copy

was sent to the cited author.]

 

In article <u1ZvXr13HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, ccaron@earthlink.net

says...

> I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro

> system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.

> If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the system

> warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work and

> it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

>

> Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there some

> sort of generic driver?

 

You don't need much of a 'driver' for an external modem, assuming it's

connected to the serial port. The driver is just a file listing the AT

commands and maybe a few custom commands needed.

 

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[Guest VFP Developer]

Re: Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem

 

Thanks very much for your reply.

>The driver is just a file listing the AT commands and maybe a few custom

commands needed.

I don't know how to implement this. Two questions:

1. How can I find which AT commands, etc. are needed for this modem?

2. Once I have this information, how do I create a driver that the OS can

use?

 

Is this information documented anywhere? If so, you can point me to it.

Thanks!

 

"Andrew Rossmann" <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> wrote in message

news:MPG.212d22c27c7b7a1f989905@newsgroups.comcast.net...

> [This followup was posted to microsoft.public.win2000.general and a copy

> was sent to the cited author.]

>

> In article <u1ZvXr13HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, ccaron@earthlink.net

> says...

> > I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro

> > system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver

available.

> > If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the

system

> > warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work

and

> > it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

> >

> > Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there

some

> > sort of generic driver?

>

> You don't need much of a 'driver' for an external modem, assuming it's

> connected to the serial port. The driver is just a file listing the AT

> commands and maybe a few custom commands needed.

[Guest VFP Developer]

Re: Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem

 

>Also note that dial-up modems are so cheap these days that it's hardly

worth your time chasing a driver for an old and obsolete modem.

I understand what you're saying here. I'm trying to use this old modem

because I bought a new modem and cannot get it to connect properly using

PCAnywhere dial up. I'm trying to switch in the old modem to see if the

problem is with my computer or with the modem. If the Practical Peripherals

modem works, it will mean there's something wrong with the new modem I

bought. Otherwise I agree, I wouldn't bother fussing around with the old

modem.

 

Thanks, Chaim

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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>

> "VFP Developer" <ccaron@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:u1ZvXr13HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro

> > system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver

available.

> > If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the

> > system

> > warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work

> > and

> > it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

> >

> > Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there

> > some

> > sort of generic driver?

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Note: I will be away from 8/16 - 8/24.

> >

> >

>

> Try http://www.driverguide.com. Also note that dial-up modems are

> so cheap these days that it's hardly worth your time chasing a

> driver for an old and obsolete modem.

>

>