Re: ARQ light on Sportster (SEE! I changed the SUBJECT line!!!)

Jon Lusky (lusky2@earth.voyageronline.net)
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:09:46 -0400 (EDT)

Douglas R. Locke writes:
> On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, System Administrator wrote:
> > At 07:33 AM 10/16/96 -0600, Stephen Fisher wrote:
> > >On my sportsters when the ARQ light flashes it means they are overheating
> > >and it's time to turn back up the cooler:)
> >
> > Mine stays constantly lit, I have a 28.8 connection, no pauses.
> > It is a little warm, but not hot. Maybe the light means something else
> > for me.
> >
> > Maybe the "light" means something a little different for each of us. ;-)
>
> Most of mine are lit up when the modem is in use; but with some clients
> it is always off. It is client related in my case. Seems to work either
> way. Right now I have 2 out of 17 modems with ARQ off.

Light on = ARQ (error correction) connection
Light off = Non-ARQ (no error correction) connection--probably someone with
and old 2400 modem.
Light blinking = ARQ connection with errors occurring

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