We have a rockwell/riptide combo card and for some reason it keeps our line busy even when the computer is off. We have to unplug it for our phoneline to function properly.
We have no problems connecting AOL with it. This has never occurred before. This started about a month or so.It couldn't be a corrupted driver because I uninstalled the driver and took out the card then reinstalled it and still works fine, but the card seems to have a circuit problem where we have encountered the following problems randomly: keeps the port open sometimes, keeps our line busy, incoming calls produces odd and prolonged ringtones.Is this a known problem for this modem card or is this a possible short circuit due to electrical problems? If so, what is a good replacement? what other remedies would you suggest at a reasonable price?
We have no problems connecting AOL with it. This has never occurred before. This started about a month or so.It couldn't be a corrupted driver because I uninstalled the driver and took out the card then reinstalled it and still works fine, but the card seems to have a circuit problem where we have encountered the following problems randomly: keeps the port open sometimes, keeps our line busy, incoming calls produces odd and prolonged ringtones.Is this a known problem for this modem card or is this a possible short circuit due to electrical problems? If so, what is a good replacement? what other remedies would you suggest at a reasonable price?