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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Setting up for communications
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An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if
you plan to use the Internet
There are many other ways to connect to the Internet in
addition to those discussed in this section.
For troubleshooting information related to this topic, see
Determining the COM port
Your modem is connected to one of the computer’s COM
(communications) ports. The default setting for the modem is
COM3.
The following procedure is intended to support you if you
need to either upgrade your modem or reset the port to the
default settings.
If you are having trouble connecting through the modem, you
may need to determine the current COM port name and
possibly change it.
To find out which port your modem is connected to:
1
Open the
Start
menu, and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
.
3
Click
Phone and
Modem Options
.
The
Phone and
Modem Options
Properties dialog box
displays.
4
Fill in the
Local Information
text boxes and click
OK
.
5
Click the
Modems
tab.
Your modem should be listed next to one of the computer’s
COM ports.
6
Make a note of the COM port number.
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