Why do I get a message “no dialtone” when trying to dial the internet?
There can be two reasons for this ; (a) Your modem is not connected to the telephone line – ie. the telephone from the modem to the wall point for the phone line is disconnected. Solution: Plug it in. (b) You have Telstra MessageBank enabled and you have a message waiting. The Telstra system produces a different dialtone noise on your telephone line when there is a message waiting for you. The modem does not recognize this different tone as a dial tone and therefore will not dial the internet. Solution: Ring in to Telstra MessageBank and collect/clear your messages and the dial tone will return to normal. The modem will then work properly. 27. How do I stop Windows 95 asking to connect ie. how do I make it connect to the Internet automatically From the Windows 95 desktop screen, double click on My Computer, double click on Dial-Up Networking, single click on the Tech Info icon, then select Connections then Settings from the pull-down menu. In this menu ‘untick’ the option ‘prompt for u
