Using An Old External Modem With Win/2K--Driver Problem

[VFP Developer]

I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro
system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.
If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the system
warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work and
it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there some
sort of generic driver?
Thanks.

Note: I will be away from 8/16 - 8/24.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro
system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.
If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the
system
warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work
and
it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there
some
sort of generic driver?
Thanks.

Note: I will be away from 8/16 - 8/24.

Try www.driverguide.com. Also note that dial-up modems are
so cheap these days that it's hardly worth your time chasing a
driver for an old and obsolete modem.

 

[Andrew Rossmann]

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.win2000.general and a copy
was sent to the cited author.]

I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro
system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.
If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the system
warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work and
it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there some
sort of generic driver?

You don't need much of a 'driver' for an external modem, assuming it's
connected to the serial port. The driver is just a file listing the AT
commands and maybe a few custom commands needed.

 

[VFP Developer]

Thanks very much for your reply.

The driver is just a file listing the AT commands and maybe a few custom

commands needed.
I don't know how to implement this. Two questions:
1. How can I find which AT commands, etc. are needed for this modem?
2. Once I have this information, how do I create a driver that the OS can
use?

Is this information documented anywhere? If so, you can point me to it.
Thanks!

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.win2000.general and a copy
was sent to the cited author.]

I would like to use my old Practical Peripherals modem with my Win2K/Pro
system. The problem is that there does not seem to be a driver available.
If I try to use the old driver that was from the Win/NT 4.0 days, the system
warns me that the driver is not certified for Win/2K and it may not work and
it may cause the entire OS to fail. Yikes.

Is there any way to use this old modem with my Win2K system? Is there some
sort of generic driver?

You don't need much of a 'driver' for an external modem, assuming it's
connected to the serial port. The driver is just a file listing the AT
commands and maybe a few custom commands needed.

 

[VFP Developer]

Also note that dial-up modems are so cheap these days that it's hardly
worth your time chasing a driver for an old and obsolete modem.
I understand what you're saying here. I'm trying to use this old modem
because I bought a new modem and cannot get it to connect properly using
PCAnywhere dial up. I'm trying to switch in the old modem to see if the
problem is with my computer or with the modem. If the Practical Peripherals
modem works, it will mean there's something wrong with the new modem I
bought. Otherwise I agree, I wouldn't bother fussing around with the old
modem.

Thanks, Chaim