Monitoring Your Dial-Up Connection

There are some system checks you can use to see how good your ISP and Phone lines are.
You either net OEM SR2 or the ISDN Accelerator Pack 1.1 installed

1. Make sure SYSMON is installed. You can add this through the Control Panel / Add New Programs
2. Run SYSMON
3. Select Edit / Add Item
4. Click on Dial-Up Networking Adapter
5. Select CRC Errors
6. Click on OK

If you have lots of CRC errors, either the phone lines or your modem is having problems.

You can also add Framing Errors and Timeout Errors if you are still having problems and your phone line appears ok.

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Showing Your Actual Modem's Connection Speed

Normally when you open up the modem icon in the system try, it shows the port connect speed.
So see your actual modem speed:

1. Go Control Panel
2. Open up the Modems icon
3. Click Properties
4. Click on the Connection tab
5. Click the Advanced button
6. In the Extr Settings, put ATW2L0 (the last character is a zero)

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