Re: (PMOD) Can anyone recommend a good modem?

Craig Baird (bairdc@ns.xpressweb.com)
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:21:47 -0700 (MST)

Ya know, I had the same problem recently with my LT running the 5.54
drivers. It would report a connect speed of 37,333, but when I would
look at the PM3, it would sometimes report 28,800 with no renegs/retrains.
Weird. I think that the 5.54 firmware was too aggressive on connect
speeds. Prior to upgrading to 5.54 (using 5.49), the maximum rate I could
get was 28.8 on my phone line. I just upgraded to 5.65 last night, and it
seems better. It was connecting at 34,000, and seemed pretty solid, but I
didn't have much of a chance to really test it, however, so take it for
what it's worth. I should have a better idea after I use it a bit more.

Craig
Xpressweb Internet Services
bairdc@xpressweb.com
http://www.xpressweb.com

On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Brad Martin wrote:

> Just a note; sorry for including the whole post, but I'm having trouble
> manipulating Pine the way I want to.
>
> Anyway, I completely agree about the LT Win modems. But, Craig mentioned
> that they don't renegotiate. Something strange. I have a friend who
> connects to us at 49,333 every time. But sometimes his connection will
> drop from 49,333 to 28.800, and yet, the PM3 doesn't show that a retrain
> or renegotiation has taken place. So you might question whether some
> negotiation has been happening and you just can't see it. Had a guy
> getting 50K but he said he was getting disconnected, so I dropped him to
> 48K, and everything's great; but at 50K I wasn't showing him negotiating
> either.
>
> Brad

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