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Article: 14016 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Q: modems
Date: 20 Jan 2003 12:12:36 -0500
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In article <3e2c26c0.30812766@news.ision.net.uk>,
Rob S <robatworkGETRIDOFTHESESIXWORDS@mail.com> wrote:
: Let's say I have a multitech modem which is going to answer a kermit call
: and go into server mode.
:
: Am I best to a) SET PORT TAPI / SET MODEM TYPE MULTITECH / ANSWER / SERVER
: or b) SET PORT TAPI / SET MODEM TYPE TAPI / ANSWER / SERVER
:
: (kermit 95 v2.1)
:
: They both work, but do different things to the modem before it answers
:
Both Kermit and Windows give you different ways to do the same thing.
Windows gives you both a "DOS" and a TAPI interface to the modem.
Kermit supports both of these. Furthermore, when using the TAPI interface,
it allows you to choose whether Kermit does the dialing (using its built-in
knowledge of the modem that you have identified), or it lets TAPI do the
dialing.
If one way was always better than the other, we'd only support the better
way. But in some cases Kermit's modem commands database might be better
than Windows'. In other cases vice versa (I hope not). In still other
cases, Kermit might support the kind of modem you have, but TAPI does not.
Or vice versa.
In this case the best result would be the one that:
. Gives you the most reliable connection
. Gives you the best performance
. Leaves the modem the most usable for other tasks afterwards
Only you can judge.
- Frank