DOS does not see modem

[DeAnna Darrow]

We are running Windows 98 on a Novell network, and need to use a DOS program to dial into a voice mail system to trouble shoot it. I have checked the settings, and the COM ports are correct, and I can reach the modems from windows, but when I try to reach them from DOS nothing happens. I did an echo atdt12345 > Com1  and it would just give me a DOS prompt.

[PCgeek8080]

Here, check this out: http://www.gemtree.com/download/terminal.exe

[PCgeek8080]

You might want to also use HyperTerminal

[MalikTous]

There are probably still places where you can get simple DOS terminal programs like ProComm, Omen, or RoboCom to use in DOS and access your modems.

You can write a text file and send it to your modem

echo dialin.txt > com1:

and it might work better. But then you have nothing to follow up your initial opening of the modem with. The modem will be spraying NUL: with whatever characters the station at the other end tries to send as login info.