error 676: The phone line is busy.

  • Thread starter Thread starter allan grossman [ms-mvp]
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allan grossman [ms-mvp]

Hi, Steven -

That error is being reported by your modem and all
Windows is doing is passing the error along. There's no
way I know of to prevent Windows from reporting modem
messages so what you have to do is suppress the message
itself.

Check your modem's documentation - but to disable busy
signal detect on a Hayes-compatible modem you have to add
an X2 to the modem's initialization string.

In Control Panel --> Phone and Modem Options --> Modems,
select your modem and hit the properties button. Under
the "Advanced" tab you'll see a box for extra
initialization commands. Add -

X0 (zero) to disable dialtone and busy signal detection.
This is also one way to get a modem to blind dial -
that's dialing without waiting for a dialtone.

X2 to disable busy signal detection only.

Check your modem manual, though - your mileage may vary.

good luck!
 
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