Using HyperTerminal to Check Your Modem

HyperTerminal is among the tools, which you can use in order to detect problems in your modem after doing an ISP session. You can also use it to test calls to ISP or BBS numbers. Moreover, you can use it to obtain information about the version of driver or firmware installed in your modem. This troubleshooting tool usually comes with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2K, and XP.

The following are the steps you can use in order to use this tool. First, open the HyperTerminal.exe program. Go to start, then accessories, then communications, then finally HyperTerminal. Select the HyperTerminal entry without an. ht extension. Second, enter a name by choosing an icon. Third, click the "connect using" list box and choose COM port your modem device is connected to. Fourth, the COM port properties box then comes up. For 56k modems, set the bps to 57,600 or 115,000. Fifth and last, you can now get to the HyperTerminal window where you can control your modem device with commands. VisualBasic though was able to create an alternative, which is the so-called modem check. Like HyperTerminal, this tool enables you also to easily check your modem through its Auto Detect Port. Moreover, it is equipped with a built-in button system, which is capable of instantly sending standard AT diagnostic commands to the modem device.