Choosing The Communications Program; Connecting To A Telephone Line - Toshiba Satellite 110 Series User Manual

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Connecting with the World
Setting Up
5 Click on the Modem tab.
The COM port is listed under Port.
6 Make a note of the port number.
7 Click OK twice to close Device Manager.

Choosing the Communications Program

The communications program you use depends on what you're
planning to do. For example, to access the Internet, you'll need
some form of Internet access program. To transfer files from your
office network, you'll need a remote access program.
To log on to an online service or the Internet, see "What Do You
Need?" on page 156. General-purpose programs are discussed in
"Connecting Directly to Another Computer" on page 159.

Connecting to a Telephone Line

You need to connect the modem to a voice-grade telephone line.
Normally you do this using a telephone cable and a standard mod-
ular phone jack. As the business world becomes more accustomed
to busy executives and their portable computing needs, phone
jacks are becoming available in more locations. For example,
many hotels that cater to business travelers have one or more
phone jacks in each room.
If you are using the telephone line at home, disable call wait-
ing before you connect through the modem. Call waiting
interrupts transmission.
If you have a modem that is capable of transmitting over the cellu-
lar network you can use any cellular line. You need to remain sta-
tionary while transmitting data over a cellular phone. Transmitting
data while you are moving will cause problems when the cellular
network hands off the call to the next cell.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer