Re: Need modem advice

[swtownsend@hotmail.com (Steve Townsend)]

Simon,
  
   I've had problems witht the 28.8 USR on both my IIgs and Mac.  The
14.4 works great on my IIgs however, and I have a 33.6 on the Mac.
   
   Steve
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Simon Williams <*email*@*luddite.ca*> wrote in message news:<24216.JCGMDBWE@news.telusplanet.net>...
> I'm trying to get a modem working on my GS with ProTERM, but have no
> experience with the intricacies of this procedure... I have the ProTERM
> diskette, a new high speed modem cable and two modems -- a USR Sportster
> 28.8 Fax Modem and a GVC V.34 28.8 Fax Modem. I'm using the GS's built-
> in modem port, presuming that PT overrides the control panel settings
> for the port (right?).
> So far I've tried about 8 million different init strings with both 
> modems but to no avail... I can see their little lights flashing like 
> they're good to go, but then PT says 'can't init the modem'
> Is it possible that I need to find an older/slower modem?