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> I recently tried something similar with windows9x systems, and 
> eventually was told by a number of MCSE's that it was not possible to 
> connect windows9x to a leased line. 

It should be entirely down to the contents of the modem "driver" 
.inf file on the Windows box. I have seen (but no longer have a copy
of the URL) an .inf file designed for connecting to a university
terminal server over a rs232 cable, which is a very similar
scenario.

-sh


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