PM3 "BOUND" modem problem

Tom Samplonius (tom@sdf.com)
Sun, 22 Dec 1996 23:48:32 -0800 (PST)

With time, the PM3 "BOUND" modem problems gets rapidly worse. There are
now over 20 "BOUND" modems on this PM3. Thankfully, this PM3 isn't that
busy yet, or this could be a big problem.

Anyone else seeing this on the PM3? I think it could be related to the
type of modem that callers are using. I'm guess there could be a modem
hand-shake sequence which causes a PM3 modem to "crash".

Command> ver
Livingston PortMaster PM-3 ComOS 3.5c2
System uptime is 6 days 11 hours 16 minutes
Command> show modems
Mdm Port Status Speed Compression Protocol Calls Retrain Disconnect
--- ---- ------ ----- ----------- -------- ------ ------- ------------
M0 S12 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 141 0 NORMAL
M1 S1 ACTIVE 28800 V42BIS LAPM 193 1 NORMAL
M2 S2 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 183 0 NORMAL
M3 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 164 0 NORMAL
M4 S6 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 224 0 NORMAL
M5 S7 ACTIVE 14400 V42BIS LAPM 149 0 NORMAL
M6 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 145 2 NORMAL
M7 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 124 1 NORMAL
M10 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 142 1 NORMAL
M11 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 111 2 NORMAL
M12 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 80 2 NORMAL
M13 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 81 1 NORMAL
M14 S9 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 80 2 NORMAL
M15 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 61 2 NORMAL
M16 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 69 1 NORMAL
M17 S5 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 56 2 NORMAL
M20 S8 ACTIVE 14400 NONE DIRECT 42 0 NORMAL
M21 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 22 0 NORMAL
M22 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 9 0 NORMAL
M23 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 4 0 NORMAL
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M20 S8 ACTIVE 14400 NONE DIRECT 42 0 NORMAL
M21 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 22 0 NORMAL
M22 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 9 0 NORMAL
M23 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 4 0 NORMAL
M24 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 8 0 NORMAL
M25 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 3 2 NORMAL
M26 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 15 1 NORMAL
M27 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 11 1 NORMAL
M30 S10 ACTIVE 28800 V42BIS LAPM 11 2 NORMAL
M31 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 9 0 NORMAL
M32 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 10 0 NORMAL
M33 S26 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 2 1 NORMAL
M34 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 1 2 NORMAL
M35 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 2 0 NORMAL
M36 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M37 BOUND UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M40 S11 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 6 6 NORMAL
M41 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 5 0 NORMAL
M42 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 2 0 NORMAL
M43 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
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M40 S11 ACTIVE 31200 V42BIS LAPM 6 6 NORMAL
M41 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 5 0 NORMAL
M42 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 2 0 NORMAL
M43 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M44 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M45 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M46 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M47 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M50 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M51 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M52 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M53 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M54 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M55 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M56 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
M57 READY UNKNWN NONE NONE 0 0 NORMAL
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