Problem with PC and phoneline

[theFijian]

Hi all,

My Dad is having a wierd problem with his PC. It is connected to the phone-line through the modem and when it is switched off and someone phones in, the PC switches itself on. I also used to have this problem but then I got broadband so my PC isn't connected to the phoneline. Anyone have any idea what is causing this?

cheers!

Andy

 

[trunks2k]

Check your bios. There should be an option to allow the computer turn on when it recieves a signal from the phone and/or network. You'd want to disable that. Not all computers have this option, some do.

 

[marduke]

yeah one of my mates had the same problem. if you dont want to mess around on the computer (if your not confident about messing with the bios) i wouldnt recommend trying to fix it that way. but there is a simple fix, just unplug the the phone line from the moden when not in use.. easy!

 

[the Colonel]

I have a kind of wierd, almost opposite problem. Sometimes when our phone rings, the computer freezes. Any ideas?

I'm using Win2K.

 

[trunks2k]

Probably a bad driver there. I'd try uninstalling the modem and reinstalling it. When a phone call comes in, a signal is sent to the modem, 99% of the time it doesn't do anything, but some people have it set up so that the modem answers the phone or whatever (like a fax machine). It's possible that the compter is getting confused when a call comes in, the cause of which is most likely a bad driver.

 

[doofus125]

Check your bios. There should be an option to allow the computer turn on when it recieves a signal from the phone and/or network. You'd want to disable that. Not all computers have this option, some do.

I Agree with checking the bios, with my system the Wake-On-Lan wakes up everytime someone else on the network tries to access my computer and I also have the problem that if I turn on one of my external usb drives that it boots the computer so I disabled those features in the bios and all is well.....