The only reason we tried the 6048 was we were hoping that it had the same
modem code as the TNTs. Apparently the TNTs work pretty good but they are
carrier class equipment. UUNet purchasing a several thousand of them has to
say something. From what I see Lucent may have purchased Ascend so they
could replace the PM4 with the TNT. Apparently the PM4 was a bust.
I also heard that at some large ISP convention Lucent announced they were
shutting down support for the PM3. After a large number of ISPs got really
ticked Lucent reversed their decision.
Someone else has stated that this new Beta has a problem with OSPF. Hope
not! The OSPF on the 6048 was broke also. It was putting out bogus routes.
Several times I did a traceroute to our primary DNS server and it went to
the Ascend unit. And these two servers were in different POPs!
Bill Dunn
At 08:21 PM 10/25/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>I agree, this list has been almost dead since it's release. I too, depend on
>my PM3s since it's all I use. I currently have 5 and will be ordering
>something (not sure if it'll be a PM3) before Christmas.
>I'm really unsure about any of the upgrades due to problems with past
>upgrades and any troublesome modems we've all had to deal with, mainly the
>HCF modems of all makes and models.
>It's difficult to even sign up a new customer that's using a brand new
>machine with the HCF modem 'cause I know they're gonna be unhappy, and my
>competitors don't seem to be having this problem, but then again they don't
>use PM3s. We've lost at least 50 customers maybe more due to modem
>incompatibilities.
>
>( sorry, didn't mean to rant)
>
>Tony Morgan
>admin@clnk.com
>Cyberlink Internet Access
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Brad Martin <bradleyd@iglou.com>
>To: <portmaster-modems@livingston.com>
>Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 8:02 PM
>Subject: (PMOD) Feedback on ComOS 3.9B22?
>
>
>> The list has been relatively quiet about the results of using ComOS 3.9b22
>> as it regards modem issues. I know what the release notes say about what
>> has been improved. I want to know what users think. Specifically, does
>> anybody know if this new release does anything to help the Motorola SM56
>> modems (if anything can help them)? I don't know that I want to go to the
>> beta yet. We're small, and our PM3 runs a majority of our lines; I don't
>> want to make things worse than they are. Any thoughts? I am assuming
>> there is no way in Hell there's gong to be a ComOS 3.8something with just
>> the new modem code? I think we've established that fact?
>>
>> Brad Martin
>> bradleyd@iglou.com
>>
>>
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