Shared Modem?

[fortage]

Is there a MS feature/product that can share local modems via TCP ports? So we can telnet to the various modems from other PCs.

 

[itsp1965]

As far as I know if you are hanging your modems off a server/workstations using an asynch card with multiple modems or just have them plugged into the server's serial ports, you will need to first access the computer that has the modems attached(via Terminal services console or a Remote Control program)and then you would hyperterminal into each of the modem's com ports

 

[fortage]

Thats not what I'm trying to accomplish.

I need to utilize the modems installed on PC1 from PC2. Not via RDP or remote control.

 

[itsp1965]

So I am guessing you are trying to use PC1 as a dial-in server. In that case, you will need to deploy RRAS on PC1 (you will have to configure it as a server though). From there your workstations should be able to connect through this server in order to dial-out

 

[SuperJenks]

You could turn on telnet on a pc with the local modem. You could send commands to it via batch file or manually. The modem will dial out and you will use the pc as a gateway for the dial up. Make sure the modem-server/pc doesnt have windows firewall or anything. Here is a link shows commands to automate the process.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/rasdial.mspx?mfr=true

There is more than one method of doing this, you just have to be creative.