Have a dial-up modem, but the "dial-up" choice is grayed out in Network Setup Assistant.
All devices running 10.11.
Any suggestions welcome.
In a remote location with no other choice for internet at this time...
Thank you!
Not every USB external modem is compatible with El Capitan. You should start with US Robotics 56K dialup modem model 5637, as these are known to work in El Capitan, and likely will enable the check button in the Network Preferences : Assist me… " Assistant… : Continue : ○ I use a telephone modem to dial my ISP.
Thank you for your help.
1. The modem is connected by USB port.
2. I have tried with 3 devices:
iMac, MacBook and MacBook Air, all running OS10.11.
3. The description of the modem stated it does NOT need driver.
I don't have the modem with me, but got from amazon:
Side 1: USB 3.0 A Male Gold Plated Shell
Side 2: RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Female
Cable: Triple Shielded
Cable Length: 10CM
Cable Color: Black Color
No driver software is required, plug and play
Supports 10/100 /1000Mbps auto-sensing
Supports USB 3.0 2.0 and 1.1
Supports Wake-on-LAN and RealWoW (Wake-on-LAN)Technology
Supports twisted pair crossover detection and tonect Computer to USB 2,auto-correction(HP Auto-MDIX)
Is the modem built in to your computer? Connected some other way to your computer? What computer is it exactly?
Does it require drivers?
What dial-up modem do you have exactly? Make & model.
Thank you for your help.
This modem is a simple device without buttons or switches... Just USB connect to computer, phone cord connect to phone line...
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B013G4C8RE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie= UTF8&psc=1
The first 2 results in Roger's link are not what you need either.
The Dial-Up Modems are as simple as the ethernet connector you have. But are in fact dial-up modems
This one for instance:
The macOS version, should not be a problem. But you do need to get an actual modem. Not a Cable Modem mind you which is an entirely different thing.
Amazon (USA) list the US Robotics modem referred to by VikingOSX here - of course we don't know what country you are in. It looks a good one to go for - you need to be careful of the others, some work only with Windows and some oddly enough work with all flavours of OSX except 10.11. You will also need, if it's not supplied with the modem, a 'modem cable' having an RJ11 plug (like an ethernet plug but smaller) at one end and whatever goes into the telephone wall socket at the other (BT plug in the UK but I don't know about the USA).
Incidentally, in the unlikely event that anyone offers an Apple USB modem, don't buy it (it's been out of production for some time) - it's only an interface, and relies on the actual modem being built into the Mac, which it isn't in recent models.
Incidentally, in the unlikely event that anyone offers an Apple USB modem, don't buy it (it's been out of production for some time) - it's only an interface, and relies on the actual modem being built into the Mac, which it isn't in recent models.
Not sure that's true... I have one here, identified in System Profile under USB:
| Product ID: | 0x1401 |
| Vendor ID: | 0x05ac (Apple Inc.) |
| Version: | 2.02 |
| Serial Number: | 000000 |
| Speed: | Up to 12 Mb/sec |
| Manufacturer: | Motorola, Inc. |
| Location ID: | 0x3d100000 / 1 |
| Current Available (mA): | 1000 |
| Extra Operating Current (mA): | 0 |
Haven't used a dialup modem in a very long time, but last one I had was one of these. Is that not a modem?
Product ID: 0x1401
The Apple modem - a small rectangular white box - works with older Macs up to Snow Leopard: but not with more recent systems which don't have the software built in to handle them.
You need a dial up service or DSL service.
Have you tried restarting/resetting the modem?
thanks, I should have mentioned I have purchased service from Earthlink...
Thank you.
Thank you for your help.
That isn't a dial-up modem, it's an ethernet adaptor designed to let you access a local network through USB. You need a modem like those listed here.
Thank you! I thought that seemed awfully small and simple! Do you think I will be able to access using my current OS, or will I need to downgrade?
How can I access dial-up internet?
