Modem

[Guest]

I have a Dynalink 56k Modem and I have installed is successfully and
connected to the internet and it works fine, but if the computer is turned
off or restarted and the modem is not turned on before hand the modem is not
present in the device manager. If the modem is turned on and in device
manager you scan for hardware changes the modem appears and works fine. The
modem is installed on the COM 2 port. If you go to the phone and modem
options in control panel the modem is installed if you go to the modems tab,
but under the "Attached To" heading is says "not present". Now this issue
can be resolved by simply turning the modem on before the computer has booted
up or scanning for hardware changes once the computer is turned on with the
modem on. I was just wonding if the modem could be made work without having
to do this. The operating System is Windows XP home edition with SP2
Installed.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Probably not, the modem has to be ON to be seen during the
boot. An internal modem is always powered ON when the
computer is turned ON, but an external modem isn't.
You might inquire from Dynalink if they have any solutions.


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|I have a Dynalink 56k Modem and I have installed is
successfully and
| connected to the internet and it works fine, but if the
computer is turned
| off or restarted and the modem is not turned on before
hand the modem is not
| present in the device manager. If the modem is turned on
and in device
| manager you scan for hardware changes the modem appears
and works fine. The
| modem is installed on the COM 2 port. If you go to the
phone and modem
| options in control panel the modem is installed if you go
to the modems tab,
| but under the "Attached To" heading is says "not present".
Now this issue
| can be resolved by simply turning the modem on before the
computer has booted
| up or scanning for hardware changes once the computer is
turned on with the
| modem on. I was just wonding if the modem could be made
work without having
| to do this. The operating System is Windows XP home
edition with SP2
| Installed.
|

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

| I have a Dynalink 56k Modem and I have installed is successfully and
| connected to the internet and it works fine, but if the computer is turned
| off or restarted and the modem is not turned on before hand the modem is
not
| present in the device manager. If the modem is turned on and in device
| manager you scan for hardware changes the modem appears and works fine.
The
| modem is installed on the COM 2 port. If you go to the phone and modem
| options in control panel the modem is installed if you go to the modems
tab,
| but under the "Attached To" heading is says "not present". Now this issue
| can be resolved by simply turning the modem on before the computer has
booted
| up or scanning for hardware changes once the computer is turned on with
the
| modem on. I was just wonding if the modem could be made work without
having
| to do this. The operating System is Windows XP home edition with SP2
| Installed.

Any easy solution would be a new modem; they're real cheap. If you have no
room for a PCI modem, get an external USB model that's powered from the USB
port. Otherwise, remember to turn your modem on, just leave it turned on,
or plug it into a powered outlet so that it turns on when the computer is
turned on.

 

[Bob I]

Not with that modem. If you want "hot plugging" PnP, you are going to
have to invest in a USB attached modem. Otherwise leave the serial modem
turned on, and it won't be an issue.