Recommended PCI modems for "dialing" DC into PC?

Raijin Z · Post by **Raijin Z** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:06 pm

My Motorola SM56 Voice Modem ignores everything that comes in; the Dreamcast cries that nothing is picking up. Followed the XP guide to the letter, took no shortcuts. DC modem connected to PCI modem LINE, 4 wire cable. The only other spare modems I have lying around are ISA, and I'm not going to set a P1 system up and rape the electic bill just for my DC.

So, does anyone have a modem that has worked with dialing the DC into your PC without a phoneline simulator or phone system?

Pyrosurfer · Post by **Pyrosurfer** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:23 pm

AFAIK, any modem works. If it is not working for you, the problem is not the modem. Try testing with the planetweb browser, AFAIK it does not require phone voltage.

Raijin Z · Post by **Raijin Z** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:36 pm

I did. I knew in advance that only voice modems work, and not all of them do. Dead line connections are tricky even when using two dedicated computers to do it.

Pyrosurfer · Post by **Pyrosurfer** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:28 pm

Do you have winroute or similar NAT software running?

Raijin Z · Post by **Raijin Z** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:06 pm

Yes, but those have nothing to do with the system not answering the call. You have to manually initiate the pickup.