> Well, this doesn't give us much to work with. What do
 > you mean by bomb out? Do you properly connect to the
 > ISP? Is it maybe a password error?
 [----------^^^^ you said the above ^^^^-----------]
After going to a website and start getting data, it tends to just drop 
carrier after a 1 min. or so. While, I realize I *maybe* doing something 
wrong, what that is hard to tell since I don't have very much time to do it 
in. I use an ISP provide dialer(earthlink's) then switch to Netscape 3.0 to 
finalize the connection and start. The NS logo is just that version 3.0, it's 
not the premium or gold release, etc. but it seems to be the latest, maybe 
plain jane though.
 > If you do an ATS86 it will report the disconnect
^^^\..In response to../^^^
I'll do that...
 > What BBS program are you using? I never had a problem
 > while running the BBS and later firing up Windows to
 > log onto the internet.
^^^\..In response to../^^^
Well, I do and 1st time ever, any other comm. pgm. can proceed with no 
problems. I see no reason why it should hang here, but making a bootable 
floppy and configuring many things that aren't needed but windows related 
allows a clean connection. This was my 1st problem, the dialer wouldn't 
recognize the modem as being there and fail, thus the bootable floppy 
solution. I'm still playing with it. later -_-_-Bill
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