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- From: ajtowle@wco.com (AJT)
- 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 15:35:43 -0800
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- 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
-
- ...which is what the manual suggests and which is the default from USR
- (see David's post in this thread).
-
- -- Bert
-
- *** Everyone's entitled to his own erroneous opinion ***
-