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> >is there something to make the modem not > >give up on PPP-internet (plus-pack95) after 5 minutes? my 701 and several > >others' are repeatedly dropping the line after about 5 minutes. I used to have the same problem with my 760CD whenever I dialed a 28.8 modem at the other end (I had no problem when I dialed a 14.4 number). When I called the IBM help line about it, they said the problem must either be with the remote modem or with my phone line and there was no problem with the mwave modem inside my 760. I tried to explain it to them that I had never had any problem when I used my other (US Robotics) modem to dial the same number, but they were not convinced. When I told them I was usually running Netscape when I encountered this problem (modem dropping connection), they said IBM doesn't support Netscape! Seriously, they tried to put the blame on Netscape. Anyway, eventually I figured out that my machine had an older version of the mwave driver and downloading a new version (I think it was version 2.11) from http://www.pc.ibm.com/ solved my problem. If only their tech support people had suggested this in the first place, it would have saved my so much time and energy! So, if you are having problems with your mwave modem, I strongly suggest you find out if there is a new mwave driver available for your particular model of thinkpad and see if that fixes your problem. -- Hira.