Internal Modem missing?

How do I tell if my new mac has an internal modem

[Lorel]

Hi,

I bought a used G3 Mac OS 10.3 off ebay and everything appears to be working correctly except I can't connect to the Internet. I checked with my ISP and according to what I told him he said it sounds like it's the modem.

I opened the case and can't tell if there is even a modem card in there. There is only one card (about 3" x 6") and it's a Graphics card. I checked where the phone cord plugs into the back of the computer and it goes directly into the Motherboard.

Can someone tell me if it's supposed to have a large card for the modem or is this built into the motherboard somewhere?

I'm thinking that they might have removed the modem card but I don't know enough about the inside of a Mac to tell.

thanks,
Lori

[korkus2000]

Is it a biege G3. Mine did not have an option for a motherboard modem that I can recall. It had a global village modem.

[Macguru]

If there is a telephone jack somewhere on the box, there should be some kind of modem inside.

Can you tell us wich G3 is it?

[Lorel]

It is a PowerMac G350, with an aqua colored case.

Lori

[timster]

This page includes a picture of what your modem looks like:

[toshibalaptops.com ]

I don't reckon you'd call it a "big card."

(Maybe it's just a knee-jerk, from-the-hip remark, but "It sounds like the modem" sounds like knee-jerk, from-the-hip remark made by an ISP.)

To tell if OS X.3 recognizes the modem:
In your System Preferences...Network panel, go to "Network Port Configurations" under the "Show" pop-up list. Your available network options will appear below. If all is well, you will see "Internal Modem" and "Built-in Ethernet) at least.