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From: mark@lowton.rn.com (Mark Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: What's a good 14400 modem??
Date: 29 Aug 92 16:23:59 GMT
Organization: Mark-one Communications


In article <PZR7PB2w165w@infopls.chi.il.us>, andyross@infopls.chi.il.us (Andrew Rossmann) writes:
> mark@lowton.rn.com (Mark Powell) writes:
> > In article <1992Aug14.174602.19312@unislc.uucp>, larsen@unislc.uucp (Steve La
> > > I know that this mas been asked before, but I am looking for a good,
> > > reliable 14400 modem, and I was wondering what everyone thought about
> > > which one is the best.  The main ones I have been looking at are
> > > Supra, Boca, and Zoom.  I have heard good and bad about all of them.  I
> >
> > From my experience and the experiences of others, gleaned from this group,
> > the Courier HST DS v32bis is a very reliable modem. It has a low latency,
> > high throughput, holds onto lines well, connects well especially to other
> > Couriers (something that can't be said of Supra). Basically it is a
> > quality modem, which has a quality price. If you want cheap, spend "cheap".
> 
>   My feed has two Supra 14.4K's (I think) and an unkown v32bis (maybe a
> Sportster?? It connects very fast.) I have a Courier v32bis. VERY often
> (>50%) it takes two training attempts to get a connection. Sometimes 3. If
> it goes for 4, it usually hangs up. Also, I occasionally get a non-error
> correcting connection. I have to hang up then since his getty doesn't
> understand that speed (he runs 38400 if error correction is on, and
> connection speed if not.)

I have exactly the same problem when connecting to my feed's Supra.
It's the Supra's problem not the USR. People have even reported
Supra <-> Supra connection problems. The supras also hang mid transfer
more often than not. I've stopped calling the Supra and now call my feeds
12000bps modem instead. Just so I *know* it will connect and stay connected.
Other than that I have no problems connecting with my USR. Try connecting
to another USR, this is fast.

>   It may or may not be line noise, but I typically don't see any pauses due
> to retransmissions, or my ARQ light blinking.
> 
> Andrew Rossmann            | Sysop of Infoplus BBS, +1 708 537 0247
-- 
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Home: +44 942 714317  v32/v32bis news and email feeds available. Just ask.
From: Petty@ralvm29.VNET.IBM.COM (Jack Petty)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 07:13:47 EDT
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: A Challenge
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0

In <1992Aug26.061949.29945@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Tom J Parry writes:
>I have a challenge for everyone in modem land....
>
You could split the task into two independent sub-tasks by using a modem
at the server that accepts configurations from the telco line.  The IBM
7855 is one such.  You would first manipulate the server to get it to
19200 and then from the telco line instruct the server's modem to change
its DTE interface speed from 9600 to 19200 bps.

Jack Petty
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: snyder@voodoo.utcc.utk.edu (kim snyder)
Subject:  hardware,software,policy for dial-in IP lines
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Keywords: security, cost, efficiency, maintainability, etc.
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 12:50:25 GMT


We're finally getting around at the center here to thinking 
about maybe, possibly getting dial-in IP lines to supplement 
the DCA.  I am interested in hearing from other sites who have 
already implemented dial-in IP lines about their setup.  What you 
think you did right, what you would've done differently.  The hardware
you used and why, software you used and why, security issues that
need to be addressed, etc.  Authentication mechanisms...Do you support 
advertised subnets on the other side?  Billing algorithms.   We have
several isolated ppp links, but no "mass" offering, if you will.

Thanks for any info,

Kim Snyder
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN  37996 
snyder@utkux1.utk.edu
fax (615) 974-2622
fone (615) 974-6616
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From: hope@huracan.cr (Theodore Hope)
Subject: Re: V.35 interface for PC?
Organization: Proyecto Huracan - Fundacion Nahual / San Jose, Costa Rica
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 12:18:47 CAM


In <1992Sep3.115444.6097@analsyn.gts.org> anton@analsyn.gts.org (Anton J Aylward) writes:

> 	Does anyone ... make/sell a V.35 interface card for a
> 	PC-type machine?

Actually that question was answered (though maybe not in this newsgroup).
Sealevel Technologies (Liberty, SC) makes a V.35 card (two-channel) for PC
bus.  (They also make other similar synch cards.)  It's about $370 with a
cable.

What _I'm_ trying to get at: _where_ on the 'net can I get the copy of ka9q
(NOS) that supports the ACB-IV or ACB-V cards (from Sealevel).

Any help, Tim Pozar?

 -Theodore Hope
  Proyecto Huracan - Fundacion Nahual
  San Jose, COSTA RICA
From: alansar@ccs.northeastern.edu (Mohammad Al-Ansari)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: HELPPPP! : Computer Peripherals 2400bps int. modem
Date: 2 Sep 92 21:37:40 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Comp. Sci. @ NU

In article <1992Sep1.192919.12763@usl.edu> cxp3276@usl.edu (Punyasai Chumnarn) writes:
>Everybody is talking about a super(or hyper - whatever) fast
>modem. I feel like  I were a little kid driving a toy-car.
>
>Anyway, my story is:
>
>    I bought an internal modem (2400 bps) made by
>Computer Peripherals about six months. The quality
>of the modem is pretty poor. It came with a 2 page
>manual.
>
>Last week I accidently deleted the setup information.
>Unfortunately the manual is gone with Andrew.
>
>Could anyone using this modem be kind enough sending
>me a copy of the manual, or the address and phone number
>of Computer Peripherals so I can contact them about my need?
>I need  "init string " and some commands to test the modem.
>
>Any help would be deeply appreciated.

I had a similar modem before I bought my "super Supra modem" ;).  I believe
full documentation in the form of a big manual are included in the diskette
that accompanied the modem. It should be there in arc format.

I hope this helps.

>
>cxp3276@usl.edu


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From: sml@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Steve M Lazarus)
Subject: Latency Question
Organization: Loral Western Development Labs
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 03:44:04 GMT

 I missed the discussions in this group on modem latency. Can someone send
me the measurements that were performed or provide a pointer to the 
information.

Thanks in advance


Steve Lazarus                           internet:        sml@wdl1.wdl.loral.com
Loral Western Development Labs          uucp             wdl1.uucp
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From: louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
Subject: Re: ZyXEL: Firmware 5.00 soon across FTP...
Organization: University of Maryland College Park
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 14:46:30 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.005232.39989@camb.com> bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce) writes:

>If this newer functionality is going to be charged for, then 0/1 may
>not want it freely distributed, and ethical net folks do not want to be
>involved in piracy, but if this is merely the next free update that keeps
>everyone aware that ZyXEL is *the* company to be dealing with, then 
>let us have it - even with any necessary disclaimers about no guaranteed
>functionality.

They can disclaim all they want, yet folks will stil get the *test*
firmware and flame on the net about why it won't connect to a brand X
modem.  I've seen this happen before.  If you call the BBS, you can
get the latest "released" ROM images.  For free.

I have done software beta testing before, and found that I had to put
expiration date checks in my software.  Invariably, the beta-test
software gets loose, and causes grief and problems for people that
"find" it for years after the testing has been concluded and the
production software has been released.

>ZyXEL's enthusiastic customer base is partly due to the user sponsored
>FTP sites, etc, and I trust 0/1 is savy enough not to kill off a very good 
>thing that is supporting them.

Oh, please.  I suspect that the vast majority of people that get the
modem firmware and burn their own ROMs spend the few dollars to call
the 01 BBS at +1-714-693-0762.  If you can afford to buy an EPROM 
programmer and extra ROMs call the silly BBS and get it right from
the source.

I have found that the FTP sites usually have older versions of
firmware on them, and that's even when you could convince the silly
Apollo host to do a binary FTP transfer without corrupting the file.

01 / ZyXEL is doing a wonderful thing by making the ROM images
available for free.  Even more so now that they seem to be
particpating in this newsgroup.  Don't reward them by whining at them.
If you feel that you need access to the beta-test images, call the BBS
and leave a message explaining *why* you do and perhaps they will give
you access to them.  That's what I did.

louie
From: bash@tware.UUCP (Paul Bash)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: My buddies at USR
Date: 30 Aug 92 04:22:41 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Techware Design, Boulder, Colorado

In article <Btn698.32r@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
>bash@tware.com (Paul Bash) writes:
>
>>At all levels of the company I've dealt with, even when they were swamped
>>with Loyalty Pays, Telebit has never been less than pleasant to deal with.
>>Their pricing isn't so different from USR's, their modems work well and 
>>Telebit Tech Support is second to none.   
>
>And their v.32bis throughput is about 10-15% less than what is possible
>with the USR v.32bis modems.   - Hmm -- throughput or pleasant people -
>too bad we can't have both :)
>
>

When using a WorldBlazer (in V.32bis mode) with Telix 3.15 and transferring 
pre-compressed data using zmodem, I notice that the cps rate Telix reports 
starts at about 1000 for a second or so then flutters around 1200-1300 for 
several more seconds before eventually reaching and sustaining 1600+ cps 
after 20-30 seconds. 

If I were only transferring small files, the WB might appear to be performing
poorly. On large transfers, it seems to perform as well as my USR V.32bis
did. 

I'll take the pleasant people (and Turbo-PEP :-) any day.

-- 
Paul Bash                                                   Techware Design 
bash@tware.com                                              Boulder, CO  U.S.A.



-- 
Paul Bash                                                   Techware Design 
bash@tware.com                                              Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
From: spark@spuddy.uucp (Steve)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Supra 14.4 to Supra 14.4 connections
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:10:49 GMT
Organization: Spuddy's Public Usenet Domain

>I do:
>at &f2 %c0 %m0 %g0 %s10=255 %s27=9 n


Let's try that again!

I do:

at &f2 \n3 %c0 %m0 %g0 %s10=255 %s37=9 n

Steve

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From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: Telebit, PEP level 2, and V.FA
Organization: The Gator Public Access Unix Site - 219-289-3745
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 23:52:51 GMT

Sevo_Stille@f.maus.de (Sevo Stille) writes:

>TurboPEP is probably the fastest protocol around right now (though I haven't
>seen these Motorola Codex v.fast prototypes), and it's certainly the most
>reliable highspeed protocol - on bad lines it has more than twice the
>throughput of v.32bis, and I've yet to see it lose a connection due to line
>noise!

Do you see twice the throughput with TurboPEP verse v.32bis?  Actually,
before judging v.32bis - you need a another modem than the Worldblazer
since v.32bis throughput with the WB modem is about 10-15% slower than
it is with the USR V.32bis modems --

>Well, the Worldblazer is fast enough for TurboPEP, qed. But I doubt that it has
>enough DSP power to cope with v.fast (whatever and whenever that will be).

Too bad it isn't faster with v.32bis --

-- 
Larry Snyder                                    internet: larry@gator.rn.com
keeper of the Gator                                  uucp: uunet!gator!larry
From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: ZyXEL voice data stream?
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 17:55:14 GMT
Organization: Crynwr Software

I'm trying to parse the ZyXEL voice mode data stream.  According to
the VOICE.TXT document found on the Zero-One BBS and on
grind.isca.uiowa.edu, the data is "<DLE> shielded", and commands are
<DLE>0, <DLE>p, <DLE>q, among others.  This says to me that when a
<DLE> appears in the data stream, it is repeated.  Looking at the
data, this mostly seems true.  However, when I actually look at the
data, I get occasional <DLE> characters that are not followed by any
other valid character.  Could I be dropping characters?

-russ <nelson@crynwr.com>  I'm proud to be a humble Quaker!
Crynwr Software            Crynwr Software sells packet driver support.
11 Grant St.               315-268-1925 Voice
Potsdam, NY 13676          315-268-9201 FAX
From: klliou@milton.u.washington.edu (Kan-Lee Liou)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Supra FAX bug! (?)
Date: 28 Aug 92 18:00:05 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

My Supra (.32 bis) cannot send fax to or receive fax from a Zyxel (.32 bis).
It can receive fax from, but not send fax to a Boca.
I use Win Fax Pro.  Is my problem related to the 'escape' you have discussed?
How to set up my Supra or other modems in order to fax with them?
(I have no problem to fax with fax machines)

Kan-Lee, klliou@u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: royg@netcom.com (Roy H. Gordon)
Subject: Re: Digicom Scout Plus Bug, Feature or Operator Error??
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 00:10:13 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik) writes:
> I just got my Digicom Scout Plus and seem to be having a little
> trouble getting it set up.  The factory default is to have the modem
> try to connect at 14,400 and automatically downshift to whatever the
> receiving modem can handle.  That works fine, and I get a connect, but
> the modem still thinks it is connected at 14,400.  I have to escape to
> command mode and manually change the modem rate setting so that I can
> communicate with whatever I am communicating with.

My scout+, when set for 14.4kb, has successfully connected at 12Kb,
9600 and 2400 without any problems.  The latter two were to modems for
which those were the maximum DCE connect speeds, respectively.

If you don't get some mail that solves your problem, how about posting
your modem defaults?  You can list them with the *O command
which also shows the current DCE and DTE speeds.  Do this before dialing
and after you've connected (if you haven't done this already).  The 
second one should show the lower DCE speed.
From: madsere@okys.infoserv.com (Rene Madsen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: What is best modem for UUCP?
Date: 3 Sep 92 20:21:46 GMT
Organization: Brackton Ltd. Luxembourg

In article <3388@creatures.cs.vt.edu>, alanlb@bethesda.cs.vt.edu (Alan L. Batongbacal) writes:
> Hi there!  I've been following this group for sometime, hoping to catch
> a UUCP thread.  I need to make a decision regarding modem choice for
> UUCP bulk transfers.  I really don't need any fax features--all I need
> is the fastest modem I can get for about $700-$800.  I'm tilting
> towards the Telebit 3000 and/or something like it.  What do you think?
> 
> I promise to summarize.

I've been in the same situation for a while, and everyone points
me to the TB WorldBlazer.

-Rene
-- 
Rene Madsen                
Unix Systems Support/Dev.       
madsere@okys.infoserv.com
From: clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re:  International V.32/V.32bis links
Distribution: world
Date: 22 Aug 92 18:38:08 EDT
Organization: Private UUCP "Twig" Node

In article <jwaleke.04s3@tcedge.mi.org> jwaleke@tcedge.mi.org (Jim Waleke) writes:
>In an article, cybapunk@hovel.welly.gen.nz (Phil Ross) writes:
>
>>
>
>>I've got a "V1.00-E" and I'm anxiously awaiting the upgrade.  Anyway,
>>my modem has fallen back to 12000 from 14400, then 10 seconds later went
>>back up to 14400.  It's also gone from 9600 to 7200 briefly, when line
>>noise was a _major_ problem!
>
>You've gotten better results than I did.  Most of the time when connecting to 
>other than Supra Modems, I maintain a constant connect at 14.4k, but when it 
>does fall back it is with other Supra's, but unfortunately, it never falls 
>forward.  Looks like they created a bug with v1.2-C?  Anyone else 
>succesfully fallen forward with anything greater than v1.00 ROM?
>
>Jim

        I believe that Supra said in its release notes that Supra modems
will respond to remote requests to fall forward but will never initiate
them.  If you are connecting two Supra's, who is there to initiate a fall
forward?


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: khchan@eng.ie.cuhk.hk (chan ka hei)
Subject: Modem get too much noise!
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 08:37:14 GMT

Hello everybody,

   I have a Unique 2400 modem connect with an AT. It become out of order
and have the following symptoms:
   The dialing pulse become much weaker than before. In the past, when
it dials, the tone it dial can be clearly heard from its speaker, but
now it fade out.
   During dialing, I can heard many noise from the speaker of the modem.
The noise still exist after it succeeded in making a connection. After
the connection, the noise become visible on the screen and audible from
its speaker. The noise finally will ruin the whole screen and disconnect
automatically!
   When the modem plugged with the phone, it make the phone noisy and
weaken the voice too.

   Any idea?
   Any tiny suggestion will be appreciated.
   Please email your comment to me ( khchan@eng.ie.cuhk.hk )

   Frank Chan.

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: andy@cs.caltech.edu (Andy Fyfe)
Subject: Re: V.42bis effectiveness (was Re: V.42bis - on 2400 baud)
Organization: California Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:14:52 GMT

In article <fRUuCqJ@quack.sac.ca.us> mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us (Nick Sayer) writes:
>I don't think v.42bis is probably all that helpfull for "traditional"
>uses, which amount to reading text interactively or transfering
>compressed files (typical BBS usage)

I did a bit of experimenting sending a compressed file over a v42bis
link.  I sent both the file as it stood, and an ASCII-fied version,
make with btoa.  I found that the V42bis compression on the ascii
version almost completely compensated for its greater size, compared
to the binary file.

Potentially useful if you can't guarantee a transparent path end-to-end.

Then again, it was't a particularly thorough experiment.

Andy Fyfe					andy@cs.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: nolan@helios.unl.edu (Michael Nolan)
Subject: Re: WorldBlazer still locks up with LA5.01 ROMs
Reply-To: nolan@helios.unl.edu
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: 29 Aug 92 04:57:56 GMT

dwight@hyphen.com (Dwight Ernest) writes:

>nolan@tssi.com (Michael Nolan) writes:

>>The WorldBlazer modem apparently still locks up occasionally with the new 
>>LA5.01 ROM chips in it, because one of mine did so last night.  When this
>>happens, the ONLY way to get the modem working again is to power it off and
>>on again, the T/D switch is non-functional too.  (Interestingly enough, there 
>>wasn't even a uugetty process active for that modem line once it hung.)

>Does Telebit customer support know of this experience you're having?

>I've been quite happy with my WB since its upgrade to 5.01 and outside
>of brownout-related power supply difficulties (which looked like a
>lockup) I haven't had any problems.  You might want to check the AC
>supply to make sure you're getting full voltage.

Telebit tech support is aware of it and has offered some revised
register settings.  I haven't locked up since making the changes, but
it has only been a day or two.  I've heard of some other WB owners who
have had similar lockups, but I don't know if they've contacted TB about
it.  Obviously, that should be one of the first steps because Telebit's
tech support is STILL one of the best I've run across in my 20 years in the
computer industry. 
---
Michael Nolan
nolan@helios.unl.edu, nolan@tssi.com
From: jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Worldblazer telebit modems
Keywords: worldblazer telebit modems Europe
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:32:57 GMT
Organization: InCC.com Perwez Belgium

I have been in the market for a telebit Worldblazer modem, I am in
Belgium and I have posted a request for someone who would be willing
to sell me one.

I just thought I would inform all or any of you who may be interested
what the story is about Telebit in Europe.

First of all Telebit themselves won't sell to Europe from the states,
they automatically give you their distributor in UK.

Some American companies will send to Europe and the best price is $645
and the worse is $780.

Now for the funny part, and this will explain why so many people buy
their computer and electrical equipment from the states, the salesman
at Telebit UK is called Richard Brayshaw his phone number is
+44.784441986, be prepared for a long wait on the phone as he seems to
be the only salesman, here comes the funny part, the price in UK is 945
pounds, is this a fu****g joke or what, ok, I am in Belgium and so he
gave me the Benelux distributor information, this is a company called
Vagner +352.310881, I called them, I asked for Telebit sales and I was
put through to 3 people before someone informed me that they were
unauthorized to give the prize.

I am not quite sure what is funniest, the 945 pounds from UK or the
Luxembourger not being authorized.

So, if you want a Telebit, you buy one from the states, of course
without warranty or you buy another brand, I suggest we give Telebit a
miss and give them a big rasberry.
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From:  sam@janus.chimkent.su (Yuri)
Subject: WANTED: MNP-5 protocol (sources) reply to sam@janus.chimkent.su Thanks
Reply-To: sam@janus.chimkent.su
Organization: Janus Ltd,XSU
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 15:51:09 +0300

-- 
Sam@janus.chimkent.su ( Yuri )      
    Post Box 7 (seven)                       - Mobilis in mobile - 
       Chimkent-38                          
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