Problem: Server's modem isn't answering.

Answer1: Make sure the server INIT is:
AT S0=1

Answer2: Are the correct COM/IRQ ports set? Is the modem plugged in?
Hooked onto phone line? IS AN EXTERNAL MODEM TURNED ON?

*Problem: When you connect with the server, you see this in the console:

Trying...
Trying...
Trying...

Connection Failed

Workaround/Answer1: Both of you quit to DOS or Win95 and load everything
up again. This is only known to happen on Direct Connect (See below) but
COULD happen with modem games. You also may have incompatible modems.

Answer2: MAKE SURE THE SERVER HAS QUAKE RUNNING IN MULTIPLAYER MODE!!!!

Interesting thing: When we (my friends and I) were experimenting
with Direct Connect, we found that if the client would not be able
to get back on the server if we had discontinued the game and
the client tried to get back on later. (The server had kept playing)

*Problem: I'm connected and am sitting here in the console doing nothing.

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