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by wizzalong

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How do I fix this problem?
System is installed with windows 98.
From a cold boot the systems seems to load up normally.
I go to my connect icon and start my internet connection .... I hear the dial tone .... it goes for approx 15-30 seconds then the modem disconnects .... it will do this every time.
I close down the connect dialog box and go back to the desktop where I then double click on the My Computer Icon in windows and display my drives etc. and without doing anything else I close the My Computer windows and retry my dialup connection. It will then dial and connect evey time without fail.
I feel that this has to be some kind of windows setup problem caused by a registry key that isn't setting itself properly on startup.
Thanks in advance

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by peachcobbler

Sound as if you might have a timing problem. Go to control panel click on internet options or connections... Go to settings... then properties... then options. Look for dialing options and set the redial attempts at the number of times you would like it to redial, I set mine at 10 and time between retrys I set 3 seconds . Once these are set your modem will automatically redial after the first attempt. Good Luck!

by otl

Saw this once, problem was the modem was not recognizing dial tone all the time. After awhile and reloading driver several times, finally would not dial out at all. Fix action was to replace modem, age, use, heat built up and caused it to fail.

Observation Win 98 = Modem over 5 years old.

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