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I’m in charge of managing an array of Windows Embedded 7 Standard based PCs (they act just like plain old Windows 7). The computers have 3G cards as their only means of communication, and are on...
View ArticleOld dial up modem noise explanation
I am looking for a technical documentation on the connection procedure used on the old Dial Up modem that generate this sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHW1ho8L7V8 I can’t find anything on...
View ArticleWhat’s the best solution for datacenter modem dialling?
We have some physical servers that we cannot virtualise because they are connected to analog modems for alert paging. We need to retain this functionality, but virtualise the servers and reduce the...
View ArticleSet static route on 56k Modem in Windows
I’m currently trying to route a 56k connection, which is connected to a PSTN off a microwave transmitter, through a laptop to some ethernet enabled equipment. Essentially I’m using a laptop as a...
View Article3g modem dialup prevented by MSDTC corruption
We have ~50 machines which connect via a 3G modem from Option (either the Globesurfer Icon, Icon 401 or Icon 7.2) to the network, for some reason from the telco they will be dropped (signal issue,...
View ArticleDial-up server: Setting up a virtual POTS infrastructure
I have dial-up server and client software that I want to be able to test and script. Unfortunately, I don’t own a landline. Much less, multiple lines that I can use to test concurrent connections....
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