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- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!dgm
- From: dgm@shell.portal.com (David G Metzger)
- Subject: Re: USR SPORTSTER 14.4K ( = crippled Courier HST/DS ?)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.085805.29534@unix.portal.com>
- Summary: ...so it seems
- Keywords: Sportster
- Sender: dgm@shell.portal.com
- Nntp-Posting-Host: jobe
- Organization: Portal Communications Company -- 408/973-9111 (voice) 408/725-0561 (data)
- References: <4574.42.uupcb@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 08:58:05 GMT
- Lines: 270
-
- In article <4574.42.uupcb@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> charles.berlinguette@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Charles Berlinguette) writes:
- >Is there a truth to the rumour that certain versions of the USRobotics
- >Sportster 14.4k V32.bis modems are capable of communication with Courier
- >HST modems, and are also capable of the newer 16.8k baud HST speed?
- >
- >
- >PS This INIT string is suppose to enable HST communication.
- >
- >ATGW03C6,226W05CD,2F
- |
- +--- I think this should be a "G"; see below.
- >
- >Someone want to confirm this?
- >
-
-
- Sportster = crippled Courier HST Dual Standard? Perhaps.
- When I saw the first post on this, I thought it must be a hoax,
- but the rumors continued so I tried it. For what it is worth,
- it appears to work for my internal Sportster 14400/FAX modem
- which was purchased less than two weeks ago; I don't know if it
- will work on yours.
-
- FAIR WARNING: The magic GW commands apparently patch the modem's
- software; it may be possible to damage the modem this way. If you
- decide to try this, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
-
- Below is a transcript of
- - what my Sportster reports from the inquiry ("ATIn")
- commands;
- - an attempt to connect to an HST modem - successful at
- 2400bps as expected;
- - the magic words, as I pulled them off the net, that are
- supposed to perform the metamorphosis;
- - a second attempt to connect with an HST - successful
- at 14400bps;
- - and finally, the changed output from the "ATIn" commands of
- my Sportster which now reports itself as an (ersatz?)
- "USRobotics Courier 16800 HST Dual Standard."
-
- Even the modem's online help screens change to reflect a
- variety of commands and features that aren't normally available
- to the Sportster, such as four phone number slots instead of
- one, and X0-X7 instead of just X0-X4.
-
- Here is the transcript:
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ati0
-
- 1444
-
- OK
- ati1
-
- 3956 BD15
-
- OK
- ati2
-
- OK
-
- OK
- ati3
-
- OK
- ati4
-
- USRobotics Sportster 14400 Settings...
-
- B0 E1 F1 L2 M1 Q0 V1 X4
- BAUD=38400 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8
- DIAL=HUNT ON HOOK
-
- &A3 &B1 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &M4
- &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &Y1
-
- S00=000 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010
- S05=008 S06=002 S07=045 S08=002 S09=006
- S10=007 S11=050 S12=050 S13=000 S14=000
- S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000
- S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=000
- S25=005 S26=000 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020
- S30=000 S31=000 S32=000 S33=000 S34=006
- S35=000 S36=000 S37=000 S38=000
-
- OK
- ati5
-
- USRobotics Sportster 14400 NVRAM Settings...
-
- DIAL=TONE B0 F1 L2 M1 X4
- BAUD=57600 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8
-
- &A3 &B1 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &M4
- &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &Y1
-
- S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002
- S07=045 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=050
- S12=050 S13=000 S14=000 S15=000 S19=000
- S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=000 S25=005
- S26=000 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S32=000
- S33=000 S34=006 S35=000 S36=000 S37=000
- S38=000
-
- STORED PHONE #: 973-8091
-
- OK
- ati6
-
- ERROR
- ati7
-
- Configuration Profile...
-
- Product type US/Canada Internal
- Options V32
- Clock Freq 16.0Mhz
- Eprom 128k
- Ram 32k
-
- Supervisor date 03/18/92
- DSP date 04/08/92
-
- Supervisor rev 4.1
- DSP rev 11
-
- OK
-
- atdt725-1724 [ Tried Portal's HST number ]
-
- CONNECT 2400/ARQ/MNP [ no HST mode here ]
- Portal selector version 1.23 - mongo:ttyb
-
- Enter service or help: quit [ disconnect ]
-
- NO CARRIER
-
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- [Say the magic words:]
-
- ATS11=50V1L3X4&H1&R2&B1E1B0&M4&A3&K3
-
- OK
- ATGW03C6,22GW05CD,2F
-
- OK
- ATS14=1S24=150S26=1S32=8S34=0
-
- OK
- atdt725-1724 [ try the same number again ]
-
- CONNECT 14400/ARQ/HST/HST [ <--- Look, ma! HST ]
- Portal selector version 1.23 - mongo:ttyb
-
- Enter service or help: quit [ disconnect ]
-
- NO CARRIER
- ati0 [ check what the modem says ]
-
- 1444
-
- OK
- ati1
-
- 3956 BD15
-
- OK
- ati2
-
- OK
-
- OK
- ati3
-
- 00:00:09 [ this didn't work before ]
-
- OK
- ati4
-
- USRobotics Courier 16800 HST Dual Standard Settings...
-
- B0 C1 E1 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X4
- BAUD=38400 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8
- DIAL=HUNT ON HOOK TIMER
-
- &A3 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K3 &L0
- &M4 &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &X0 &Y1 %R0
-
- S00=000 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010
- S05=008 S06=002 S07=045 S08=002 S09=006
- S10=007 S11=050 S12=050 S13=000 S14=001
- S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000
- S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=150
- S25=005 S26=001 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020
- S30=000 S31=000 S32=008 S33=000 S34=000
- S35=000 S36=000 S37=000 S38=000
-
- LAST DIALED #: T725-1724
-
- OK
- ati5
-
- USRobotics Courier 16800 HST Dual Standard NVRAM Settings...
-
- DIAL=TONE B0 F1 M1 X4
- BAUD=57600 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8
-
- &A3 &B1 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &L0 &M4
- &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &X0 &Y1 %R0
-
- S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002
- S07=045 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=050
- S12=050 S13=000 S15=000 S19=000 S21=010
- S22=017 S23=019 S24=000 S25=005 S26=000
- S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S32=000 S33=000
- S34=006 S35=000 S36=000 S37=000 S38=000
-
-
- STORED PHONE #0: 973-8091 [ 4 numbers where once there was one.]
- #1: 725-1724
- #2:
- #3:
-
- OK
- ati6 [ this is not supposed to work on a Sportster, but... ]
-
- USRobotics Courier 16800 HST Dual Standard Link Diagnostics...
-
- Chars sent 6 Chars Received 74
- Chars lost 0
- Octets sent 6 Octets Received 74
- Blocks sent 6 Blocks Received 11
- Blocks resent 0
-
- Retrains Requested 0 Retrains Granted 0
- Line Reversals 0 Blers 24
- Link Timeouts 0 Link Naks 0
-
- Data Compression NONE
- Equalization Long
- Fallback Enabled
- Protocol HST
- Speed 14400/450
-
- Disconnect Reason is Loss of Carrier
- OK
- ati7
-
- Configuration Profile...
-
- Product type US/Canada External
- Options HST,V32
- Clock Freq 16.0Mhz
- Eprom 128k
- Ram 32k
-
- Supervisor date 03/18/92
- DSP date 04/08/92
-
- Supervisor rev 4.1
- DSP rev 11
-
- OK
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- Dave Metzger
- dgm@shell.portal.com
-
-