Money: Modem Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 3.x

MORE INFORMATION

Check the following steps in Money:

1. Check the On-Line services and Modem settings.
   
   
   1. From the Tool Menu, choose Options and Modem.
   2. Check that the COM Port, Baud Rate, Dial Tone, and Phone Number are entered correctly.
   3. From the On-Line Services Menu, choose Setup On-Line Services.
   4. Make sure the Applicant and Co-Applicant information matches the On- Line Services order form exactly. On-Line Services compares this information as part of its initialization with Money. If the information doesn't match, the system will terminate the call.
2. Try reconnecting. The line may have been noisy or the service may have been down.
3. Reduce the baud rate of the modem to 2400 and try reconnecting. Windows does not use its Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART) Chip to buffer data transfer at these lower baud rates.
   
   Call (800) 848-8980 to get a different number at a lower baud rate if needed.

TROUBLESHOOTING MODEM CONNECT PROBLEMS

1. Check the communications driver.
   
   
   1. The COMM.DRV is located in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory. Make sure the COMM.DRV driver has the following byte size and date stamp.

            Windows 3.1            Windows for Workgroups 3.11
            --------------------------------------------------
      
            Byte Size: 9280        Byte Size: 5968
            Date:      3/10/92     Date:      11/1/93
      								

      If your COMM.DRV file does not match this information, try re- expanding it from the original Windows Disks.

            Windows 3.1            Windows for Workgroups 3.11
            --------------------------------------------------
      
            Disk: 1 (3.5)          Disk: 2  (3.5)
            Disk: 2 (5.25)         Disk: 2  (5.25)
      								

   2. The COMM.DRV setting in SYSTEM.INI under the [Boot] section should be:

      COMM.DRV=COMM.DRV

      If any other driver is listed here place a ; at the beginning of the line so that it reads ;COMM.DRV=xxxCOMM.DRV and add a new line next to it that shows COMM.DRV=COMM.DRV. Also, make sure you have the following devices in the [386 ENH] section of the SYSTEM.INI file:

      device=*vcd
      device=*combuff

      For example, the Delrina WinFax modem may install its own COMM driver in the [Boot] section of SYSTEM.INI as follows:

      COMM.DRV=WFXCOMM.DRV

      This line must be changed to

      ;COMM.DRV=WFXCOMM.DRV

      and you should add the following line below it:

      COMM.DRV=COMM.DRV

1. Check the Port settings in the Control Panel Ports section.
   
   The settings should be set to:

         Baud Rate:    match modem's baud rate (for example, 2400,
                       9600, 14400)
         Data Bits:    8
         Parity:       None
         Stop Bits:    1
         Flow Control: Xon/Xoff
   						

   NOTE: You may try changing flow control to none. Some older modems do not handle Xon/Xoff.

         Advanced section:
   
             COM 1      Address 03F8   IRQ 4
             COM 2      Address 02F8   IRQ 3
             COM 3      Address 03E8   IRQ 4
             COM 4      Address 02E8   IRQ 3
   						

   Some earlier system BIOS do not recognize COM3 or COM4; to register these COM Ports in Windows make sure to add the above information in the Control Panel Ports section.
2. Try initializing with the modem in Terminal.
   
   
   1. From the Accessories group, run Terminal.
   2. From the Settings menu, choose Modem Commands.
   3. In the Originate setting box, enter Money's INIT string ATQ0V1E0X4S0=0
   4. Try connecting to a local bulletin board service (BBS) or Internet service provider (ISP).
      
      If you are able to connect, skip to step 5.
      
      If you are not able to connect with Terminal using Money's INIT string, then add the following line to the WIN.INI file:

      [MNYESRV]
      InitModem=(Enter your modems specific INIT string)

3. Try initializing with the modem by typing the following at the MS-DOS prompt and pressing ENTER after each line, and then press CTRL+Z (where com1 is your COM port; use a different COM port number if your COM port is not COM1):

   copy con com1:
   
   atdt 555

   1. If you can initialize in MS-DOS but not in Terminal, query on the following keywords in the "Microsoft Knowledge Base":

      com and port and tshoot and debug

   2. If you are unable to dial out on the modem at MS-DOS prompt, you have a hardware interrupt conflict and you will have to contact the manufacturer for more information.
4. If you are able to connect at Terminal, you still may have an interrupt conflict.
   
   Interrupt conflicts can occur under the following conditions:
   
   If you have an internal modem configured to use a COM port and that same COM port exists on the system. (For example, if your internal modem uses COM1 and you have a physical COM1 port.) You must disable the COM1 port card and try connecting the modem again. Check your hardware documentation for more information on how to disable your COM ports.
   
   If you have devices using the same interrupt, (for example, a Mouse on COM 2 and a Modem on COM 4,) a conflict will result. Unplug, or remove the Mouse card from the computer and then try using the Modem.
   
   Run MSD at the MS-DOS prompt. Check the COM Ports and IRQ sections to determine which COM ports are available and what IRQs are being used.
5. If you upgraded to Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 from an OEM version of Windows 3.1, make sure that the [386enh] section in your SYSTEM.INI file includes the following settings:

   device=vcomm.386
   device=serial.386

NOTE: The following lists the known hardware incompatibility problems:

1. If you are using a Telebit QBlazer modem for On-Line Services, add the following lines to your WIN.INI file:

   [MNYESRV]
   InitModem=S58=0S180=0S190=0

2. If you will be using On-Line Services with a PDI at work, as opposed to a standard telephone modem, add these lines to your WIN.INI file:

   [MNYESRV]
   InitModem=S32=0&C1&D3

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