Modem (Dial-Up) - Gateway EC1440u - EC - Celeron 1.3 GHz Reference Manual

Modem (dial-up)

Your modem does not dial or does not connect
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Make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the
modem jack and not the Ethernet network jack. For the
location of your modem jack, see
Make sure that your notebook is connected to the
telephone line and the telephone line has a dial tone.
Make sure that the modem cable is less than 6 feet
(1.8 meters) long.
Remove any line splitters or surge protectors from your
telephone line, then check for a dial tone by plugging
a working telephone into the telephone wall jack.
If you have additional telephone services such as call
waiting, call messaging, or voice mail, make sure that
all messages are cleared and call waiting is disabled
before using the modem. Contact your telephone
service to get the correct code to temporarily disable
the service. Also make sure that the modem dialing
properties are set appropriately.
Help
For more information about dialing properties, click Start,
then click Help and Support. Type the keyword dialing in the
Search Help box, then press E
To check the dialing properties:
1
Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The
Control Panel window opens.
2
Click Hardware and Sound.
3
Click the Phone and Modem Options. The Phone
and Modem Options dialog box opens.
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Click the Dialing Rules tab.
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Click the location from which you are dialing, then
click Edit. The Edit Location dialog box opens.
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Make sure that all settings are correct.
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