Two Modems?

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Just curious, can I put 2 PCI modems in my computer and have both of them
active, or would I have to disable one of them in device manager?
 
PawsForThought said:
Just curious, can I put 2 PCI modems in my computer and have both of them
active, or would I have to disable one of them in device manager?
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You *can* install two modems...
but if you plan to use two phone lines to double your connection speed...
I don't think it will work. I have heard of software that can do it...but
it was rather difficult to configure and get working.
 
I've never tried 2 PCI modems at once, but I can tell you that a PCI modem and
an external modem didn't work under Windows9x. DUN can only handle one modem at
a time. You can switch between them just fine, but can't use them together. I
have not tried using one for FAX and one for a network connection, but suspect
that it won't work either.
-steve
 
From: "philo" (e-mail address removed)
You *can* install two modems...
but if you plan to use two phone lines to double your connection speed...
I don't think it will work. I have heard of software that can do it...but
it was rather difficult to configure and get working.
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Ok, thanks very much. I appreciate your help.
 
From: Stephen B (e-mail address removed)
I've never tried 2 PCI modems at once, but I can tell you that a PCI modem
and
an external modem didn't work under Windows9x. DUN can only handle one modem
at
a time. You can switch between them just fine, but can't use them together. I
have not tried using one for FAX and one for a network connection, but
suspect
that it won't work either.
-steve
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Thanks, Steve. I have Windows XP Pro but I imagine you're right and I would
have to switch between them.
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Thanks, Steve. I have Windows XP Pro but I imagine you're right and I would
have to switch between them.
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Well I've ran Win98 with two modems SIMULTANEOUSLY, so i'm pretty sure
it can be done. Both were used with a proxy software (Midpoint
something-or-other?) for internet connection. It was something the
ISP allowed *at the time* but most don't anymore.

Also there is a specific setting in Win98 for dual modem use, so it
has nothing to do with the software proxy I was running. Other modems
(Diamond brand) even were marketed towards shotgunning, as it was
called before broadband became popular.
 
Just curious, can I put 2 PCI modems in my computer and have both of them
active, or would I have to disable one of them in device manager?
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You should be able to run both at the same time.


Have a nice week...

Trent

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kony said:
Well I've ran Win98 with two modems SIMULTANEOUSLY, so i'm pretty
sure it can be done. Both were used with a proxy software
(Midpoint something-or-other?) for internet connection. It was
something the ISP allowed *at the time* but most don't anymore.

Also there is a specific setting in Win98 for dual modem use, so
it has nothing to do with the software proxy I was running. Other
modems (Diamond brand) even were marketed towards shotgunning, as
it was called before broadband became popular.
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We used to routinely run two, three, or more modems simultaneously
for BBS access 15 years ago, under DOS. Any problems you may have
are due to Micro$oft.
 
Well I've ran Win98 with two modems SIMULTANEOUSLY, so i'm pretty sure
it can be done. Both were used with a proxy software (Midpoint
something-or-other?) for internet connection. It was something the
ISP allowed *at the time* but most don't anymore.

Also there is a specific setting in Win98 for dual modem use, so it
has nothing to do with the software proxy I was running. Other modems
(Diamond brand) even were marketed towards shotgunning, as it was
called before broadband became popular.
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As a followup, the Win9x feature is called "multilink", and appears to
have been supported in Win95 with the DUN 1.3 update, and thereafter,
subsequent 9x & NT versions. Multilink is enabled from the Properties
page of the connection icon in the Dial-Up Networking folder.
 
As a followup, the Win9x feature is called "multilink", and appears to
have been supported in Win95 with the DUN 1.3 update, and thereafter,
subsequent 9x & NT versions. Multilink is enabled from the Properties
page of the connection icon in the Dial-Up Networking folder.
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I take back what I wrote about NT, I assumed it is also supported but
have never confirmed it myself.
 
If your ISP supported Multilink (I think that's what it was called) DUN could be
configured to use 2 modems to get to your ISP. Getting to 2 different ISPs and
setting up TCP/IP stacks for both connections would be another story altogether
and that's what I meant. I guess I wasn't clear about that.
From a hardware perspective there is no reason why multiple modems cannot be
used as long as the OS could address them uniquely. In the ancient world or DOS
and IRQs <g> a typical PC with 4 COM ports available for addressing used 2
shared IRQs. Woe be unto you if your modem was sharing an IRQ with another 2 way
serial device - unexpected results.
I am sure that software exists to deal with multiple modems for purposes other
than connecting to the Internet. Someone else mentioned BBS hosting, I don't
know what other software would be out there for multiple modem purposes,
although I mentioned FAX on one modem and ISP on the other as one possibility.
-steve
 
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