Re: computer not answering in 95
Joshua Norber (josh@visualnet.net)
Wed, 23 Apr 1997 09:54:01 -0400
> I've been having a problem lately with Win 95 dial-up networking connecting
> to a PM-3. What happens is that the client will dial, the modems will
> handshake normally and then 95 will pop up an error message that "the
> computer you are dialing is not answering". It's not incredibly widespread,
> and all the customers that are having this problem on the PM-3 do not have
> the same problem dialing into our old analog modem bank. Both our analogs
> and PM-3 are on CT1s. Has anyone else experienced this problem or does
> anyone have any suggestions for where to start for debugging it?
I've seen the same problem with an additional twist....sometimes these
calls receive a busy signal. I haven't figured it out yet. However,
over time these problems seem to disappear without any intervention-- or
maybe these customers just are not articulating a problem.
> I personally think it's a 95 problem, as occasionally the problem can be
> cured by either creating a 2nd dial-up connection and connecting with that,
> or by deleting the modem driver and reinstalling it.
How often does this resolve the conflict? Has it reappeared on
instances that have worked?
Sincerely,
Joshua Norber
VisualNet Internet Services