> On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Ronnie D. Franklin wrote:
>
> > I do not have the problem when the load is in the 25-30 range.. works just
> > great.. and I'm not positive that it is Portmaster problem, but it is
> > related and I am just looking for an answer or a way to see where the
> > problem is...
>
> I would have to say I've seen similar problems. Customers that I KNOW
> have a clue and connect flawlessly every time will suddenly have a
> horrible time connecting due to "unable to negociate" errors. After
> putting the customers through a rash of questions resembling the Spanish
> Inquisition, we found that no new software had been installed, no
> settings had been changed, and their 95 box was setup 100% correct. I
> even had them turn on "terminal window after dialing" and it didn't
> help. Again, I don't know what the problem is either, but it usually
> goes away after a few days.
>
> BTW, if you know of some rather obscure fixes to this problem, please
> mail them. But I've read lots of documentation on the problem, and I
> don't believe that windows 95 can be completely to blame in the above
> scenarios.
I have had similar problems with my Windoze box at home. I find rebooting
the Windows box works every time.
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