To log and view modem commands

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

1.

Open Phone and Modem Options in Control Panel.

2.

On the Modems tab, click the modem whose commands you want to log.

3.

Click Properties, and then click the Diagnostics tab.

4.

In Logging, select Append to Log if you are working on a computer running Windows XP Professional, or Record a Log if you are working on a computer running Windows 2000 Server.

Note

To open Phone and Modem Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections. Under See Also, click Phone and Modem Options

Click View Log to display the log file. This file identifies the modem, and displays information about how it is functioning.

Commands sent to the modem are captured in the file:

Systemroot\System32\ModemLog_Model.txt.

The path is usually C:\Windows\System32\. Model is the name of the modem as it appears in the list of installed modems on the Modems tab of Phone and Modem Options.

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Related Topics

Modem overview

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