Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

online

Mar 21, 2004 10:45AM PST

how can i get my system to bump me offline when a call comes in, i have an hp with windows xp.

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
NT - Buy a separate device to perform the function.
Mar 21, 2004 10:23PM PST

.

- Collapse -
Re:online
Mar 21, 2004 10:39PM PST

You need a modem that supports such a feature, and you're not likely to find that in whatever cheap piece of crap HP will include in systems.

So you need either a new modem, some device that sits inbetween the phone line and the modem, or a second phone line.