Microsoft <PhoneDialer> can't establish connection.

[micman]

Hello everyone ...

Does anyone know why the Microsoft PhoneDialer software
(Standard wiht Win2000) can't establish connection with
another PC.

The phone line has a dial-tone, My modem works perfectly,
It calls the correct number, The other PC is working and
running the <PhoneDialer> program and it is waiting for
incoming calls.

NOTE: When the MODEM is finished dialing the number, it
instantly hangs-up saying that the recipient could not
take the call or there was no active recipient at the other side of the line.

 

[DavidDCSA]

One way to isolate the problem (which PC is at fault) would be to pick up a telephone and dial the modem you are trying to call. You should get a call termination resulting in a &quot;squeal&quot; as the receiving modem begins the &quot;handshake&quot; process, if this does not occur, then the called modem may not be configured to auto-answer - if you do hear the &quot;squeal&quot;, then the calling modem may either not be receiving (defective modem, modem cable or jack) or is dialing the wrong number.