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- From: mzwick@vitro.com (Morris J. Zwick)
- Subject: Re: Zoom v.32 ARA=Hangup!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.130532.3796@vitro.com>
- Sender: news@vitro.com (USENET News System)
- Organization: Vitro Corporation
- References: <1992Dec23.133208.3071@vitro.com> <1992Dec24.182011.5924@ncsu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:05:32 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- In article <1992Dec24.182011.5924@ncsu.edu> sdtrent.mte.ncsu.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Dec23.133208.3071@vitro.com> mzwick@vitro.com (Morris J.
- Zwick)
- >writes:
- >>ARA seems simple enough, but this one has me stumped!
- >>
- >>We have two IIcis, one each at two different sites. Both machines have Zoom
- >>v.32bis modems and ARA. I downloaded the ARA scripts from the info-mac
- >archives
- >>(since the Zoom modem's scripts were not bundled with ARA). When we attempt a
- >>connection, the host modem answers, then hangs up! The ARA status dialog
- never
- >>flinches from "Awaiting incoming call" (or some similar message). I've
- checked
- >>that guest access via ARA is enabled on the server. Still, no dice.
- >>
- >
- >
- >I have the same problem. Try getting the ZoomTurbo ARA script from Sumex. This
- >is a hack script for the Zoom v.32 9600 (12000 turbo) modem. It let my v.32bis
- >Zooms connect but at only 4800 baud! When I use this script with the ZoomTurbo
- >I get a 12000 baud connectin every time!
- >
- >My question is why does the modem hang up? Is it a problem in hardware that
- can
- >be fixed by hacking the ARA script to change some registers? I had a Supra
- >v.32bis that did the same thing but worse. I would work a little longer at
- >connecting but always hung up! I returned it and got the Zoom.
- >
- >Good Luck,
- >-shane
- >
-
- I should point out that the modems are 14400 baud.
-
- Jeffery Blair (JBLAIR@pbs.org) sent me a suggestion to edit the ARA script to
- include a "Pause 1" (without quotes) statement in front of every write
- statement in the script. I have not tried this yet.
-
- I also downloaded my ARA scripts from SUMEX. Were they only intended for 9600
- baud?? I tried to connect to Zoom's bulletin board, but it was always busy!
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