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- From: bjh@execpc.com (B.J. Herrington)
- Newsgroups: alt.windows95,comp.dcom.modems,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc
- Subject: Re: Help With USR Sportster 28.8? Freezes System!
- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 20:51:39 GMT
- Organization: Mystic Arts Software
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- dgray@empnet.com (Don Gray) wrote:
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- >Having problems with new USR Sportster 28.8 external modem and Win95.
- >Replaced an old 2400 modem . . . operating on COM 2, IRQ 3. USR is
- >supposed to be PlugnPlay but is not recognized by Win95, so I chose it
- >from the list and is apparently installed okay, BUT logs on
- >momentarily then in the middle of downloading a Web page will FREEZE
- >the whole system. CTRL-ALT-DELETE won't do anything, needs to be
- >rebooted. I thought this might be an indication that the IRQ could be
- >wrong, BUT it works on a 2400 connection with AOL (please, no lamer
- >comments; this is for a friends system). I've tried to change the I/O
- >address but Win95 won't let me. I've experimented with turning the
- >FIFO off--no help. The DIP switches are set with 1,3, 5, 8 in the
- >down position.
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- >Has anyone encountered this? Solutions? MUCH THANKS for any help!
- >Please include an e-mail reply in any responses as my news server
- >doesn't seem to get all the articles being posted.
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- >Don Gray
- >dgray@empnet.com
-
- I have a usr 28.8 no probs with it anywhere but my dips are 3,5,8 down
- if that helps ....bj
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