Modern computers, operating systems and software are available to readily enable computers to exchange data with minimal overhead. This document descibes basic concepts required to set up a Host for dial up connection. What You Need 1. This software is readilly available. For example a program called RapidComm is shipped with US Robotics modems that has a host feature that is easy to set up and use.
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A phone line. This line is used when transmitting or receiving data. Depending on how often you need to transfer data you may or may not need a dedicated phone line. How To Set Up This is a matter of installing and configuring the computer and host software. The interactions are always between a Host and a Remote.