Hi KC, what happens after the handshake, is that the modem icon in the tray flashes a couple of times like it is going to allow me to proceed but when I bring up IE6 or OE6 or even my FTP program, nothing more happens. IE tells me that the page cannot be displayed. OE gives me this: "The host 'pop1.trib.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'The Mail Room', Server: 'pop1.trib.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0 And that is correct, pop1 is incoming and mail1 is outgoing. My FTP programs says this: WINSOCK.DLL: Microsoft wsock32.dll, ver2.2, 32bit of Apr 28 1998, at 19:33:24. WS_FTP Pro 6.60 2000.09.20, Copyright © 1992-2000 Ipswitch, Inc. - - - - ! Failed "createsocket": - Blocking operation in progress ! Connection failed ftp1.ipswitch.com ! Can't get "ftp.ipswitch.com" host entry ! Connection failed ftp.ipswitch.com I don't know what the "blocking operation in progress means. I appreciate that you are trying to help me. USA-Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "KC" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:26 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Woes > what happens after the "handshake" the noise you hear meaning they are > talking? > > > One thing that I neglected to add is that when I dial-up I do > > hear all the squalling and squawking as the 2 modems are > > shakings hands, :) which is another thing that I thought might > > mean that the modem is OK. To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk