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- From: Pavlopoulos Pavlos <letsios@prometheus.hol.gr>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: I am going crazy
- Date: 27 Dec 1995 19:32:06 GMT
- Organization: Hellas On-Line SA, Greece
- Message-ID: <4bs6vm$it9@newsflash.hol.gr>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: tia@cronos.hol.gr
-
- an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill) writes:
- >
- > (jlautner@biggulp.callamer.com) writes:
- > > I posted this problem a few days ago but got no response, so I am hopin g
- > > that by posting it again someone will see it and know that I have not
- > > found a solution:
- > >
- > > When my service provider installed a bank of Hayes modems about three
- >
- > First thing to do is to bitch and complain at your service
- > provider, if they don't here about how poorly their new modems are
- > working, they won't know to buy good modems the next time around (IMO
- > Hayes v.34 modems are really quite poor, especialy when compared to any
- > modem that costs over $200).
- >
- > > weeks ago, I was no longer able to connect with my Sportster 28.8 modem
- > > except through this com program (Telemate ), which only connects at 9600
- >
- > Chances are that the com port setting in Telemate is set at 9600,
- > you can change this by editing configuration of the program.
- > In the dialing dirrectory, with your ISP highlighted, press F6 to bring up
- > the settings menu, change the baud rate to "default" (it may already be
- > set to this). Next, from the terminal screen, press Alt-O to bring up the
- > options menu, highlight "Communication", and change the baud rate in there
- > to 38400, 57600 or 115200.
- >
- > > baud. Writing email or newsgroups articles takes forever. Let's not even
- > > talk about downloading files. I also can no longer connect through
- > > Trumpet Winsock, so all my graphics programs are inaccessible.
- > >
- > > What happens is: I dial in and the screen says I am connected, then I get
- > > piles of garbage on the screen, beeping at me. My only way out is to turn
- > > off the machine. I will be eternally grateful for any assistance! I have
- > > been through modem hell once, changing from a horrible RPI modem to this
- > > external modem, and I am so disappointed to be back at square one.
- >
- > Well, the problem certainly does sound like you're connecting
- > without error control, which is NOT a good thing at 28.8kbps. Both your
- > modem and the Hayes are supposed to support error control, but Hayes
- > v.34s don't like negotiating with any other modems. But, there are a few
- > things you can do to help.
- >
- > First, start with an init string of AT&F1 S56=0. This will reset
- > the modem to the factory defaults and turn shaping back on. For some
- > reason USR disabled shaping with their 04/18/95 firmware in the default
- > config, and this caused some problems.
- >
- > Next, if that doesn't work, use the &Nn and &Un commands to
- > make the modem connect one step slower then it normally would. eg. &N13
- > &U1 would make the modem connect only at rates between 300bps and 26.4kbps
- > (eg it disables 28.8 connections). If you use only the &N command and
- > leave &U to the default of &U0, then it will ONLY connect at the &N speed,
- > eg. &N13 will force the modem to connect at 26.4, otherwise it'll hang up.
- >
- > Finally, possibly your best solution is to use vFC instead of
- > v.34. Hayes had a very good vFC implementation, and it usualy works a
- > whole lot better then their v.34s. Use the command S54=128 to connect
- > using vFC instead of v.34. This command really disables v.8, but since
- > v.8 is required to establish a v.34 connection, without it you connect
- > with the next protocol, vFC in this case.
- >
- > Anthony
- >
- > --
- > Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
-
- Well, I have another suggestion which works fine with me.
- AT&f1
- ATS54=96S56=0
- AT&W&W1
- By that time, no more garbages, no more disconnects, no problems
- connecting to V.FC only modems.
- Enjoy the Sportster, it 's by far the best low-priced I 've played
- with.
- Pavlos
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