re modem problem no dialtone dudek acsu buffalo edu the cybard writes i have a dx isa pc compatible insight with an infotel internal fax data modem with quicklinkii for windows when i first put the modem in i pulled a phone out of the jack in another room and ran a phone line extension to my surge protector and then my computer the modem worked fine then i split the line from the jack in the other room ran the line into my room into the surge protector and up to my computer then i got a regular phone and plugged that into the phone jack in the modem now when i try to use the modem quicklinkii says no dialtone the phone plugged into the back of the computer works fine i tried unplugging the phone but still no dice is it that the phone line was split too many times i don t understand how this could be a problem since the phone worked fine please note none of the software or hardware parameters were changed only the phone line itself is my new modem faulty what can i do try swapping the phone cables in the back of the modem the golden gryphon gryphon openage com the crown jewel of the american prison system president bill clinton on living in the white house openage the premier sco unix integrator in the washington d c area
