Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / August 2005

Do what I suggested before, use shared networking. if you do that, VPC
will share your Mac's connection, and there will be no need for setup
at all.

If that doesn't work, do what I suggested after that.

Open the PC settings for the VM that you want to attach the modem to.
Assign the modem to COM1, click OK.
Launch the Virtual Machine
Now go to phone and modem options in the VM.
Add a modem, assigned to COM1. Use one of the standard modem settings.
Do not let it autodetect the modem... that doesn't work as there are no
modem profiles for Apple's modem in Windows.
If you have connection issues, use a slower driver.

Oh, and for the record, the modem that Apple builds in is hardly top
rate... it's a software modem (as of the middle of 2004)... on the PC
side, these are called Win Modems and they're not that good. If you
have a new machine with a software modem, expect performance issues
within VPC while using it, as the modem can take between 25 - 50% of
the CPU while in use.

And, if you have a dual G5, you'll not be able to set the modem up in
Windows. PSS says this is a known issue. My guess: threading issues
surrounding CPU use...

You have got to be joking, right?

Here's what you do:

1) For your virtual machine, type Command-T to bring up the
v-machine's prefs.

2) Select COM1 Port.

3) Click the "Mac serial port:" radio button.

4) Select "modem" in the pop-up list under the radio button.

5) Make sure the "modem" check box is also enabled to ensure
that DTR doesn't affect your serial port's operation.

5) Click "OK" to accept your changes.

It's that easy.

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--  tonza