Modem

winston · Post by **winston** » 8 Oct 2000 7:58 am

Does anyone know any generic drivers or substitute drivers that may work on my modem. It is a ViVa 33.6LC-V. I looked on Viva's website and nothing they offer will work. I thought of using a substitute driver but have no idea where to start. thanks for the help. Winston

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 8 Oct 2000 8:16 am

In many cases a "Hayes or Hayes Compatible" will work for many modems. Since you have a 33.6 modem, which is a V.34 modem, look for something this is for a V.34.

These suggestions may or may not work but it's worth a shot if can't get the modem to work any other way.

George Rozak · Post by **George Rozak** » 8 Oct 2000 8:19 pm

What kind of problems are you having with the modem Winston? From my experience, only Win Modems actually require device drivers. I'm not absolutely certain, but I think that most 33.6 Kbps modems are not Win Modems. If so, you may be able to get it working without a device driver. Is it external or internal? If internal, what expansion slot (ISA or PCI) is it plugged into and does it have jumpers & pins on it to configure IRQs, I/O addresses, & Com ports? It's possible that you may just have a resource conflict of some sort.

winston · Post by **winston** » 9 Oct 2000 6:13 am

George, the modem is the same one that has always been in the computer. Since reformatting the computer I have not been able to get the modem to work. If I remove it and restart the computer it is detected as new hardware and asks for the driver disk, which I do not have. I have thought about just buying a new modem but that seems to be the easy way out.
Jack, I will try more of the Hayes compatible

John Gretzinger · Post by **John Gretzinger** » 9 Oct 2000 8:08 am

Winston-

Having the system look for a Hayes compatable driver should work. You will be much happier with a 56K, however.

jdg

Everett Cox · Post by **Everett Cox** » 9 Oct 2000 8:12 am

Winston -- Your modem is made by Computer Peripherals International (CPI). I did a web search and came up with a driver/installation file for you. The one you want is third on the list at the following URL:

http://www.windrivers.com/script/drivers.asp?company=CPI

Also found out your modem is the same as Lucent modem. -- Everett

winston · Post by **winston** » 9 Oct 2000 5:28 pm

Everett, You are right on. Modem is working fine. thanks everyone for your help. I WILL be back. Winston