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- From: destarr@tir.com (David Starr)
- Newsgroups: alt.windows95,comp.dcom.modems,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc
- Subject: Re: Help With USR Sportster 28.8? Freezes System!
- Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 00:13:19 GMT
- Organization: The Internet Ramp
- Message-ID: <315f1f43.2000776@news.tir.com>
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- On Sun, 31 Mar 1996 20:51:39 GMT, bjh@execpc.com (B.J. Herrington)
- wrote:
-
- <>dgray@empnet.com (Don Gray) wrote:
- <>
- <>>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.
- <>
- <>>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.
- <>
- <>>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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-
- I've got a Sportster 33.6 I bought in late Nov., 95. It's worked
- perfectly right out of the box since I plugged it in. Dip switches
- unchanged, at&f1 init string.
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