OMG, just two days of running Debian/Knoppix, and not touching Windoze, and I'm already forgetting things - shesh...

I think in the Modem screen, you can select your modem? Get some information from it, and in THAT screen it has something like TEST MODEM, or DIAGNOSTICS ????

Wow, my memory is fading on Win98 (for good or bad?)

I haven't a clue how to resolve your modem, I was hoping that if you supply more information "specifically" about your modem, the EXCELLENT helpers, guru's, and other highly knowledgable people here, will take it from their. Now, if you had a LTWinModem, I could, yeah right, help you, I was helped by one those "guru's" I speak of, to get my modem working - I was completely clueless. This person (TearingHairOut), had to seriously, take me by the hand, and walk me through everything to where I am now. Maybe, someone else, or THO, can assist further.

Hope I helped a little,
Cuddles