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It worked then you took the computer home and it won't work now? Take the cover off and reseat the modem, it may have jarred loose on the way home.
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It worked then you took the computer home and it won't work now? Take the cover off and reseat the modem, it may have jarred loose on the way home.

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Not to ask a smartass question, but are you plugging the phone line into the right socket?
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Not to ask a smartass question, but are you plugging the phone line into the right socket?

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It worked at work but not at home. &nbsp;I de-installed the modem software, replaced the mouse, rebooted, re-installed the modem software and now it works. &nbsp;Thanks for all you help! &nbsp;This is a great site!
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It worked at work but not at home.  I de-installed the modem software, replaced the mouse, rebooted, re-installed the modem software and now it works.  Thanks for all you help!  This is a great site!

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You can accept the comments from sorgie as the answer or ask him to post as the answer since this was what he suggested
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You can accept the comments from sorgie as the answer or ask him to post as the answer since this was what he suggested

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thanks ~~ &nbsp;you led me done the right path.
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thanks ~~  you led me done the right path.

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I have upgraded from Windows 95 to 98 and have had a new modem installed - an Ambient HaM Data Fax Modem. &nbsp;The guy who installed it has tested it here at my work successfully. &nbsp;however, when I get home I get the following message: &quot;The modem failed to respond. &nbsp;Make sure it is properly connected and turned on. &nbsp;etc..&quot; &nbsp; I have tried everything with no success. &nbsp;The modem is installed at COM4 port, interrupt at 9, address F800. &nbsp;Maximum speed is set at 115200. &nbsp;
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I have upgraded from Windows 95 to 98 and have had a new modem installed - an Ambient HaM Data Fax Modem.  The guy who installed it has tested it here at my work successfully.  however, when I get home I get the following message: "The modem failed to respond.  Make sure it is properly connected and turned on.  etc.."   I have tried everything with no success.  The modem is installed at COM4 port, interrupt at 9, address F800.  Maximum speed is set at 115200.  

Modem failed to respond

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.