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- From: John Ingianni <iggy@calweb.com>
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- Subject: Re: Sporster V34+ Internal -- IRQ Question
- Date: 10 Jan 1996 04:08:24 GMT
- Organization: Iggy Inc.
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- jgorak@execpc.com (Jim Gorak) wrote:
- >Just installed a new Sportster V34+, 33.6 Kbps internal modem.
- >I followed the "Express Setup" instructions and ran the "comtest.exe"
- >utility which recommended to set the modem for "COM3, IRQ5" The modem
- >working fine with Procom & Trunpet WINSOCK but I can't get it to
- >work with MCI Mail Express, I changed the port seting to COM3 but
- >get no response. MCI Mail express does not have a way to change the
- >IRQ seting for the COM port. I suspect the problem is that I used IRQ5.
- >I think COM3 is usually IRQ4 and maybe MCI Mail Express fixed at IRQ4
- >for COM3. Am I asking for trouble by using COM3 and IRQ5? What can I
- >do with software which has a COM3 port selection but no provision to
- >change IRQ from 4 to 5. Should I change the modem to use COM3/IRQ4.
- >
- >Thanks...
- >Jim Gorak
- >
- >Best regards,
- >Jim
- >--
- >jgorak@execpc.com
- >
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- ANSWER: I think your asking for trouble.
- I'd use Comm 2 and not comm 3. I have always had troubles with C3 and the
- IRQ setting.
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- Let me know how the 33.6 V34+ works as mine should arrive in two days.
- I'm presently using a USR 14.4.
-
- CU, John I
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