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- From: bise@girtab.usc.edu (Daniel W. Bise)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: PPI14400FXSA, eprom update?
- Date: 24 Jul 1992 12:25:29 -0700
- Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- kevin.fong@uttsbbs.uucp (Kevin Fong) writes:
- >There is a bug in the current release of the eprom (1.12c and earlier)
- >which makes the modem lose its ability to connect with V.42 or MNP error
- >correction or compression after it has been used for several hours.
-
- This is not amusing. I ordered this modem through the sysop program
- about three weeks ago (expecting it in about a week). Everything I'd
- read about it compared with the Supra and Zoom was positive, so I
- made the leap - now this.
-
- >This was clearly evident in my case, since I run a BBS with two full
- >time nodes. The only solution is to turn the modem off and then back
- >on. There is NO software command that can reset your modem (power down
- >is the only solution I have found).
-
- Perhaps the messages from the happy, happy FXSA owners were based on
- ligher usage than that experienced in a BBS application?
-
- >I was able to get them to release a beta eprom of theirs,
- >which they claim has fixed the above problem.
-
- In your view, would it be worthwhile for me to attempt to call
- PPI and request that this beta ROM be shipped with my modem when
- it does finally ship? Or will it be too much of an ordeal?
- (BTW, did you have any dealings with the Aussie who works the
- sysop program or did you just talk to tech support?)
-
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