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- From: joel@crpi.UUCP (Joel C. Justen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: RE & TE Problems w/SupraFax14400. help.
- Message-ID: <iDFpr*ib2@crpi.UUCP>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 16:54:42 EST
- References: <1992Jul23.083946.13942@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
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- Organization: Crazyrat Software Productions
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- In article <1992Jul23.083946.13942@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>, blyy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
-
- > Well, I'm sure happy with the speed of my new SupraFax V32bis modem, but
- > I have one major problem. I hope someone out there in this great big world
- > can help me -
- >
- > I'm connecting to a remote modem that's a USR Dual Standard 2400-38.4,
- > V42bis (and another that's a V32bis). Anyway, the connection usually goes
- > okay (though sometimes it only connects at 9600, I'm not sure why).
- > The problem is, once I've been connected , inevitably after a couple of
- > minutes the transmission will freeze and the modem will display
- > 'RE' (recieveing error) and then followed by an 'TE' (transmission error),
- > and everything will stay locked up for a minute or so and the connection
- > will be severed. WHY?
- >
- > I know of lots of different possibilities, but not which ones may really
- > be the problem: i.e. handshaking (CTS/RTS or XON/XOFF;how do I know if my
- > serial cable supports CTS/RTS?;phone cord length? (mine's over 50ft);
- > line noise; etc. etc.)
- >
- > This is becoming a very annoying problem, as downloading anything is like
- > walking on ice, since 99% of the way into a transmission it could just freeze
- > up. So, can anybody please help poor old me?
-
- Sounds like what happens to me when I get a phone call during a session.
-
- You sure you don't have call-waiting enabled and aren't getting a phone
- call during your transmission?
-
- Joel
-
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