This problem does not sound like a virus. The information you give that your modem goes through the noises 3 times before connecting is a clue that points to a noisy phone line. Call the Dell Techies for assistance in testing your "signal to noise" ratio. If the number is less than 40, then you have too much noise on your phone line for a good, high speed connection.
thanks "big brother" to the suggeston that i might just have a noisy ph line. dont know much about that side of things, so ill do as you suggest. your probably right because wouldnt you know it- its connected at 44 kbps today. for the first time in ages.. with norten throwing up the warning alerts was just throwing me off a little. cheers. jo.
tried the noise test on the line and it checked out fine. my computer started to connect at a slow speed again- 31 kbps. after a lot of mucking about i finally found the problem!i went into the modem settings and changed some settings from...? (cant remember) to Xon Xoff. !! after that every came right. if your a computer tech youll know what im on about i guess. does that seem like the likely cause to all my previous problems to anybody?.i have no idea what i did but it works.
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jo900,
This problem does not sound like a virus. The information you give that your modem goes through the noises 3 times before connecting is a clue that points to a noisy phone line. Call the Dell Techies for assistance in testing your "signal to noise" ratio. If the number is less than 40, then you have too much noise on your phone line for a good, high speed connection.
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