Hi. I'm running an old Compaq P-120 system on Windows 3.11 and I'm setting it up for networking. Mostly, it's just a toy. Anyway, I was wondering if there is software that I can run on another computer (Windows ME System) that can 'emulate' an ISP or phone line. The reason is that I want to use a dial-up modem in my Compaq through DOS or Win 3.11 without having to use an actual ISP account and phone line. I was hoping there might be some software out there that allows me to directly connect two computers via modem and then have one simulate a phone line and use the direct connection to route the 'dial-up' traffic through my router and DSL connection, thus simulating a dial-up connection.

Some modems don't need anything, except to be connected together. Set up Hyperterminal for testing, only instead of pointing it to the modem, point it to the port (Com1, 2, etc) that the modem is connected TO You are basically doing this same thing (in W9x) when you get into the modem wizard diagnostics (Look up Hayes Modem Commands on Google.) If hyperterminal does connect, you should be able to type "AT" and the ENTER key, and the modem should return "OK" You should be able to type "ATA" + ENTER and hear the modem try to answer. Now, if you take two computers, both running a terminal (Hyperterminal) command one to "Dial" (just use ATD) and the other to "answer" "ATA" They two MIGHT connect. On some modems, you need "battery" because the modem won't hook, otherwise, some modems will connect with nothing more than a wall-to-instrument cable between. There has been in the past, many, many "communications" "terminal" and "remote" programs, look for later versions of Laplink, (Probably Laplink4 or5 or later) Procomm, or ProcommII, Whandoz built in "terminal" and "Hyperterminal", and there are about hundreds others, that I've never used, and don't know the names of. Frankly, this is a REAL bass ackwards way of connecting two computers. A network would be a much better idea, especially since you have DSL

I agree, and for connecting two computers, I plan to use one. The problem is some of the programs I have don't understand using a gateway proxy to access the internet, instead wanting to dial out directly. As a result, I'm just trying to find a way to make another more advanced computer 'pretend' to be an ISP that I can 'dial' into.