> At 08:48 AM 05/09/97 -0400, John E. Kozitzki wrote:
>
> >I know this isn't a Portmaster problem, but I thought I could throw this
> >out and see what you users think.
> >
> >I have a network dial-in customer using Windows 95 and a USR Speedster 33.6
> >Modem. This customer is dialing into a Zoom 33.6 Modem hooked to a PM2e-30.
> >The customer has not been able to connect at speeds higher than 9600bps.
> >Any baud rate settings higher this within the Modem Properties causes the
> >modems not to negotiate at all. With this in mind, I personally removed
> >their USR and put in a Generic 33.6 modem which I use myself and know that
> >works. This modem reacted the exact same way as the USR. Seeing this, I
> >moved the computer to a different line. This new line runs through a PBX
> >within the building while the bad line runs direct to the phone company
> >switch building 1 block away. Both modems was then able to attach at speed
> >above 24400bps. Telling the phone company GTE this, the service technician
> >tested the bad line and said that the bad line was testing cleaner than the
> >line that worked.
> >
> >Has anyone had a similar experience?
> >How about one like this with GTE?
> >Please comment.
> >
> >Thanx
> >
> >John Kozitzki
> >Information Systems Manager
> >B&W Co-op, Incorporated (http://www.bwcoop.com)
> >RURAL-NET of Central Michigan (http://www.rural-net.com)
> >B&W Farm Center / Case IH (http://www.bwcaseih.com)
> >(517)842-3104 ext. 207
> >johnk@rural-net.com
>
> Here is a response from a friend who is not a subscriber to the Livingston
> list.
>
> >we had a similar situation with a bunch of folk in Nassau County, who no
> matter what we tried, couldn't get above 9,600. This included lending out
> one of our modems.
>
> (The customer I was testing unfortunately left us, so we couldn't check
> further).
>
> My suspicion is that one of the telco trunk/compression thingees (now
> there's a solid technical term...) was killing off the connection.
>
>
> here's a file I put together of some related clips which seem to have
> relevance.
[snipped]
Had one user with multiple devices on the same line.... Took off a couple,
voltage level jumps up and voila a nicer connect rate...
Another one to look out for... radio shack sells those wireless telephone
jacks that plug into electrical outlets.... says it's rated for 28800...
BULLS@#$% *cough* *cough* Never had one that worked on a modem yet...
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Aloha,
Sherwood