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I am not sure if this will help you, but I think the answer to your problem is in the tel# line. try this if you haven't already done so, "9,,,XXX-XXXX " the commas will force the modem to dial for your outside line, then pause, pause, pause then dial the tel.# It's recommended when using PBX. Clarence. ---------- > From: Tony Staples <tstaples@sprintmail.com> > To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu > Subject: Mwave Modem - dialtone recognition ??? > Date: Tuesday, October 08, 1996 6:11 AM > > I have a new (to me) 760C, running Win95, with the MWave modem. The > modem works fine on a conventional analog line such as at my home, but > I m having difficulty with it at work. I have an analog line, coming > from an SRX pbx system, and the MWave modem will not recognize the > initial dial tone. The line has a higher pitched dial tone when you first > go off hook. After a 9 is dialed, to reach an outside line, the > dialtone drops to the conventional tone. The MWave modem will not > dial any digits that are entered, as it does not recognize the initial > dial tone as being valid. I only get an error message saying that no > dialtone was detected, and to ensure the modem is plugged in . . . > yada, yada, yada. > > I normally use a Hayes Optima 288 PCMCIA, and a USR Courier on this > same line without any grief. I have looked through the online > documentation for the MWave, and I cannot find any AT command settings > that will force the modem to dial the initial 9 to get the > conventional tone, or to just ignore the tone, an dial blindly. I > have upgraded to all the latestbios and drivers, from the IBM web site, for > MWave, and everything else. I have also applied Service Pack 1, > and all the Win95 patches eleased since service pack 1, as posted on > the Microsoft Win95 web site. None of these upgrades affected the > MWave modem's ability to detect my pbx's dial tone, although they did > solve another anomaly I was experiencing with dial up networking not > remembering my password. Any input into solving this one is greatly > appreciated. > -Tony Staples > tstaples@sprintmail.com <---NOTE: NEW ADDRESS