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- From: tik500@primenet.com
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 14.4 w/386SX-20?
- Date: 24 Jan 1996 20:42:01 -0700
- Organization: Primenet Services for the Internet
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- In <4e0qo1$bnf@rdsunx.crd.ge.com>, Glen W Brooksby <brooksby@crd.ge.com> writes:
- >I've recently purchased a low-budget 14.4 modem to replace the
- >old 2400 baud modem I'd been using. (Turns out that I got one
- >of those RPI modems where the V.42 runs on the processor... but
- >that's another story). The machine I've got it connected to is
- >a 386SX @20MHz. The UART is an 8250 and is not replaceable (it's
- >built into the chipset on the motherboard). I also have no room
- >for expansion boards, as the only two I have are filled with a
- >display card and sound card, so a high speed serial port card is
- >out of the question. I'm attempting (and sometimes succeeding)
- >in running Netscape using Trumpet Winsock (with the RPI disabled
- >to minimize the processor load), but I'm still getting quite a few
- >comm over-runs. Sometimes it appears that the connection just
- >gets completely hung up. Sometimes data will appear (judging from
- >the SD and RD lights) to pour in for a few seconds and then just
- >stop and never finish.
- >
- >Is there anything that I might try to optimize this pitiful hardware
- >configuration? Any suggested Trumpet settings (MSS? RWIN? MTU?)
- >that might help? Any Windows settings that might help?
- >The modem is a "Phoebe" 14.4 fax/modem. Perhaps there's some modem
- >setup that would help?
- >
- >I'd sure appreciate any help available out there.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >G. Brooksby
- >brooksby@crd.ge.com
-
- Buy a multi I/O card with a 16550 UART...
-
- Oh well, do not set your baud rate above 19.2 also use the cybercom drivers.
-
- -Tik
-