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OCR: TIPS TRICKS Telecomm Tips The good news is that most of the programs reviewed make a valiant effort to shield you from the complexities of telecommunications whth their preconfigured examples and sample scripts and sessions. The bad news is that someday, somehow, you're going to have to set some parameters yourself. The following guide to major telecomm parameters should help. Com Ports: External modems will usually be attached to Com2 (Com1 is usually the mouse) and internal modems to Com3. If you're not sure, just try Com1 through Com4 ports until the modem works. Data Bits-Parity-stop bits: The two most common settings are 7-E-1 and 8-N-1. The setting means that each byte is 7 bits, with the 8th bit used for Even parity and with one stop bit. This setting was very common in the early da ...