OK, lets see if the modem is talking at all:

START | RUN

Type in command into the Open box and click OK. This will open the MS-DOS (Command) Prompt window.

Enter ipconfig /all and press Enter you should see something similiar to this:

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ipconfig /all

Windows 98 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . : customer.cox.net
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 209.166.160.45
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 209.166.160.46
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : Yes

1 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-AF-EC-21-3C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.15
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

Do you see this: Don't post your actual results here, the above is just an example:if you see nothing like this post back.