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- From: eric@eola.ao.net (Butt-head )
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Fry's 2834 Modem
- Date: 4 Jan 1996 05:04:56 GMT
- Organization: Access Orlando
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- Lance E. Wong (lancelot@sirius.com) wrote:
- : I'm having problems with a new modem. I purchased a generic 28,800
- : V.34 internal fax modem from Fry's Electronics in Palo Alto, CA (a $99
- : special advertised in the Dec. 29 San Jose Mercury News). The package
- : and user manual don't even list a manufacturer. It uses a Rockwell
- : chipset (but doesn't seem to use RPI software.)
- :
- : After I installed it (as COM2, the port used by the 14.4 modem it was
- : supposed to replace), I could get it to dial, but the modem would not
- : connect with my ISP or any BBSs I usually call. I would occasionally
- : get a CARRIER 28800 message, but no connection. After struggling with
- : several init strings, I was finally able to get a connection using:
- : &F&D1&Q6&C1
- :
- The &Q6 is causing part of your problem. On most modems, this explicitly
- turns off error correction and compression, and the error correction is
- really needed on a 28.8K connect. Try using &Q5 instead. Also, add &K3
- to ensure you are using Hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control, not XON/XOFF (and
- set this in trumpet as well) A more bulletproof init string would
- probably be AT&F&D0&Q5&K3&C1
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