I know it can be done, but am having trouble making it work.
The idea is to connect 2 PCs directly through their modems. Not cable modems, ordinary 56K modems. I call it my "Poor Man's Network".
I've found the following pages that describe this operation:
That second link suggests powering the connecting line with ~24 VDC, but I don't think that's actually necessary. (The first link describes connecting two computeri via modem with no extra hardware needed.)
So when I set this up--2 computeri with connected modems, using HyperTerminal at each end, with the following commands:
o sending computer: ATX3D o receiving computer: ATA
I hear stuff through the speaker on the RX end, typical modem connect tones to start, but I don't hear all that "chirping" usually associated with dial-up connections; just a steady, low tone that lasts for, say,
30 seconds or so, then the connection goes dead and I get "NO CARRIER" at both ends.Everything seems configured correctly: I've set the speed at both ends to 56K and disabled waiting for dial tone.
So what am I doing wrong here?
Please don't suggest using Ethernet or something else instead. I'm trying to use what's at hand here.
Thanks for any help.