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- From: faith@amiganet.chi.il.us (Fred Pienkos)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: RE & TE Problems w/SupraFax14400. help.
- Message-ID: <faith.04tu@amiganet.chi.il.us>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 05:28:20 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.083946.13942@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
- Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems
- Lines: 44
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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?
- >
- >thanks,
- >Aaron
- >
-
-
- You Really need to get a good connection.. At High Speeds, that is so
- important.
-
- But your phone chord might be the problem./.. While online, Type +++ then type
- AT%q and that will give you a number.. If that number is above like 16 Your
- connection is horrible.. To Gte backonline type ATO to hang up at this point
- type ATH
-
- JJust a few hints
-
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