Daryl Stout wrote in a message to Thom Lacosta:

TL> DS>   I just use the command IMCONFIG /nc to compile my nodelist from
  > DS> nodediffs.

TL>Thanks....I believe I have the nodelist problem solved....now it's
  >getting Winxp to talk to the external modem that I found.

 DS>   I'm running W98, so I don't know if I can help or not. I know IM
 DS> will work on ports 1-4, but not sure about others (non-standard).
 DS> As noted, I have an internal US Robotics PCI modem, but in my CMOS
 DS> setup, I have comport 2 disabled. When IM loads, though, it finds
 DS> the PCI modem, and all is OK. The funny thing with my computer
 DS> tower...I have a connector for comport 1...which I use for my ham
 DS> radio TNC with a packet door I have online. But, there's no
 DS> external "connector" for comport 2...so, that's why I have the
 DS> setup that I do. 

Thanks...I finally got it working....typical nightmare...the serial cable I
just purchased from Best Buy was defective....I only found that out after I
bought a new BestData v.92 external from Circuit City(it came with a serial
cable)....

Then, I found out there was a problem with the serial port on the
machine...so after hours of New Delhi based, barely understandable English
that got solved(some computer companies have a very warped idea of default
values)...
and an even worse idea of telephone support.

Of course the new modem isn't listed in the modem table that IM has...so in
a step of final desperation I used ATZ| as the init string...and now it all
works.

Thanks you you and everyone else that responded to by requests for help. 
Your names and nodenumbers have been inscribed on the brickwall that has
the dents from my head banging into it.

cya,
thom
http://www.tlchost.net/echolist/ 
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