Windows Forum

Ask something
Discussion Locked

New Modem In NT Server 4.0

0 helpful
7 replies

by tommugg

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

Being relatively new to NT, I am not sure how to get out of this. I added a new 56K Zoom modem, downloaded the drivers and added the modem successfully. When I try to open modems from the Control Panel it tells me, "There is not enough memory, please close some programs and try again".
On a fresh reboot logged in as Administrator, I still get the same message.
I did this last night, gave up and went to bed. So it may be something easy and I have not gotten to it yet.
Any help will be appreciated.

7 replies

by lucard

First of all, try increasing the size of the swap file and registry size. If the problem persists, find new/other drivers for the modem. Also, check the event log for other helpful info.

by tommugg

I have 64 meg of memory and set the swap to 150. My registry was 5 meg, so I gave it 15... I would try other drivers, but I cannot get into the Modem Control Panel to change them. Is there another way to change them?

by curlergirl

Almost certainly this is caused by lack of registry or swap file room. Go to the performance tab in Network Properties, click Change and add space to both. Your swap file size should, at minimum, be equal to your RAM plus 12 MB, if you've got lotsof hard drive space, give it more; a safe maximum registry quota is twice the current size of your registry (i.e., if your current registry size is 7MB, set the maximum to 14MB). See how that does. Hope this helps!

by tommugg

I have 64 meg of memory and set the swap to 150. My registry was 5 meg, so I gave it 15... I would try other drivers, but I cannot get into the Modem Control Panel to change them. Is there another way to change them?

by fred_e944

First, use Performance Monitor to see if you are actually low on memory (RAM). You might monitor page faults to check for pagefile issues too, but the drivers probably aren't being paged. If you're short of memory add RAM.

The Zoom 56k thatI am familiar with is a WinModem, you should not be installing it on NT server due to the performance hit your server will take if you actually use it to connect. Get an external modem. You don't want to be rebooting a server because the modem hung.

If you have to use an internal modem it should be one like a USR 5690 or 2977 models, which have on card intelligence similar to an external modems.

p.s. NT seems to have fits if a modem is installed on COM3

by tommugg

I have 64 meg of memory and set the swap to 150. My registry was 5 meg, so I gave it 15... I would try other drivers, but I cannot get into the Modem Control Panel to change them. Is there another way to change them?
As far as the server taking a hit, no problem, it's just a small network I built at home to learn NT. I wanted to mess with the RAS.
Performance Monitor tells me there is tons of memory free.

by tech010

The question really isn't too clear, but if you'r asking what I think you're asking. Try right clicking the program in the start bar, from there you'll get the option to minimize/maximize your programs.

This discussion is closed to new replies.