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From: eab@msc.edu (Edward Bertsch)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Hayes Ultra 144 modem fares poorly in MacUser tests
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:39:15 GMT
Organization: Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Minneapolis, MN

I'm not suprised at all that Hayes modems were not well rated.
Personally, I think they are crap.  My dad had one of those
wall mount hayes modems that came with a prodigy kit, and 
inside of 90 days it was dead.  Hayes used to look at themselves
as the symbol of quality in the modem market.  It aint so.

Personally, I've used multi tech products for over 10 years, and
have been very happy with them.

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From: ivory@e7sa.epi.syr.ge.com (John Ivory)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Alternatives to tip please?
Date: 9 Oct 92 18:51:49 GMT
Reply-To: ivory@e7sa.epi.syr.ge.com
Organization: Tower Concepts


I have a Sun 4/110, running SunOS 4.1.1, with a Zoom V.32 fax/modem.

What are my options as 'free' alternatives to 'tip'?  There has to be
something; tip is driving us crazy!  Any X window programs?

Where can I find these.  If this is in an FAQ, just let me know where
I can find the FAQ.  E-mail responses preffered.  Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Subject: Re: SupraFAX problems (user naivete?)
Organization: Netcom
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 06:00:15 GMT

Nicolas Tamburri (nick@sw.stratus.com) wrote:
: Now the bad news/problems:  I had been using a DSI 9624le+ to dial-up an
: identical one at work.  I have always connected at 9600 without problems,
: using kermit and XON/XOFF protocol, computer to modem speed 9600 baud.
: When I try this configuration dialing up the DSI, using the cable that came
: with the modem and hardware handshaking, the modem connects, and
: then I get garbage characters all over my screen, along with some recognizable
: output.  If I go to 14400 computer to modem, the modems connect at 14.4, but
: then I get no output just garbage.  (BTW all this is with the default AT&F2
: configuration, and the speeds mentioned above are specified at the kermit menu,

Try a higher DTE speed of 19200 baud or more. When the modems connect at 
14,400 bps with error correction and compression enabled, a higher speed is 
required for the serial connection from the modem to your MacIntosh.


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: gerg@netcom.com (Greg Andrews)
Subject: Re: MNP5 with WorldBlazer
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 08:15:56 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.174036.2525@europa.asd.contel.com> pascoe@rocky.gte.com (Dave Pascoe) writes:
>
>: I'm having problems with users who are trying to dial in to a
>: WorldBlazer with 2400 baud MNP-5 capable modems.  It seems that the
>: MNP negotiation isn't succeeding.  The user usually gets Carrier
>: Detect and then the connection hangs up.  Sometimes a complete
>: connection is made but it's a standard 2400 baud connection.
>
>A couple of people asked about this.  This turned out to be register
>S111, which governs protocol support(like UUCP and Kermit spoofing).
>You have to set S111=0 (I had S111=255) which disables protocol
>support. Then MNP negotiation will work.
>

The WorldBlazer will attempt to negiotiate with the other modem to
see if it's another Telebit with MNP extensions, and it follows the
standard protocol set forth by Microcom to do this.

The other modems should know how to refuse any MNP extensions they don't
support.  If they have trouble, they haven't implemented MNP properly.

Are you SURE that S111=0 is the ONLY change you made to your WorldBlazer?


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From: stella@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ricky ...suave... Stella)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 14400 v.32bis for sale (with class1&class2 fax)
Date: 11 Oct 92 17:35:53 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

Tazzie@cup.portal.com (Jon S Novak) writes:

>For Sale:    Dallas 14.4 Pro Plus External 14400 baud modem
>             v.32bis, v.42bis, mnp, 57600 throughput (uncompressed)

>             Class 1 & Class 2 9600 Baud Fax
>             QLink 2 Fax Software
>             5-Year Warranty
>             Less than a month old

>I bought one too many when a group of us bought a bunch of modems, this
>is brand new.   $300 or best offer             Bitnet: ER5QC@QCVAXA
>                                             InterNet: TAZZIE@Cup.Portal.Com

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING...

These modems are sold for $249 external... thru Dallas Fax (though I think
they were going out of business)

If not, you can get Infotel for $259 from MidWest Micro Peripherals...
Or a Boca 14.4 external for $239 from J&R Music World...

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: andersm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Mark Anderson)
Subject: Problems with ZModem downloads from BBS
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.
 
 I am having trouble downloading files using ZModem from a BBS that I call long
 distance.  I connect OK using my new SupraFAXModem V.32bis and all the text
 and other BBS stuff works just file, but when I try to download a file using
 ZModem I get 'Data Errors' after about 5-6K.  When I send the same file using
 YModem1K, everything works fine except I only get about 1000cps instead of the
 1600cps that I got once with the ZModem protocal.  I use the same setup string
 to call the UNIX machine here at OSU and it works file, although it is only a
 9600 baud connection and the BBS is 14400.  I was wondering if anyone else had
 a similar problem with ZModem and if so, how did you correct the problem.
 Was it a problem with your setup or with the BBS's?  Any help would be
 appreciated.
  
						  - Mark J. Anderson
						   
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 05:20:20 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: gerg@netcom.com (Greg Andrews)
Subject: Re: Hayes Press Release: High-Density Rack Communications System
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 07:21:08 GMT

In article <qmdpfss@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com> vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver) writes:
>In article <BvMGyB.Kt5@news.udel.edu>, radel@bach.udel.edu (Todd Radel) writes:
>> In article <6126.2acf0655@hayes.com> tnixon@hayes.com writes:
>> >
>> >                                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> >                                                        H-2492XXXAT
>>                                                                ^^^
>> Gee...looks like a "TIES bomb" to me.  What do you all think?
>
>					     (I changed the +s to Xs.)
>

  [portions deleted]
>
>The previous implications from Mr. Nixon about not wanting to comment
>on a press release by his employer do not apply.  This superficially
>appears to be a willful act of sabotage, given Hayes's claims about the
>danger of the string.  No reasonable professional will knowingly
>cooperate in such an act.
>

I see it in a slightly different light:


Hayes can put whatever they want into the text of their press releases.

What I want to know is....Doesn't Hayes WANT their product information
to be distributed as widely as possible?  Do they REALLY want to have
people miss announcements about their products because they put a TIES
sequence in the title?


It's pretty amusing to me...


>
>Of course, the fact that there has not been a great hue and cry about
>that string suggests that Hayes has in fact grossly exaggerated danger
>of "TIES".
>

I would be willing to wager that most sites have turned off the escape
sequence anyway -- even sites with Hayes modems.  Not a problem.


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,misc.forsale.computers
From: brad@huey.Jpl.Nasa.GOV (Brad Hines)
Subject: Re: Supra V.32bis modems with latest ROMs $265
Reply-To: brad@huey.Jpl.Nasa.GOV
Organization: JPL Spatial Interferometry Group
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:16:23 GMT

>In article <4er5iPu00iV0A3imo0@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Samuel O. Swett" <ssbc+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>  Protocols   : Bell 103/212A,CCIT V.21/V.22/V.22bis/V.32/V.32bis/V.42/
>>      : V.42bis, MNP 2-5, & MNP 10
>
>    I don't believe the Supra supports MNP-10, just to set the record straight.
>
>-sam

It does support MNP10.  Mine does, anyway.

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From: wanderer@tcsi.appleton.mil.wi.us (K.T. Wieringa)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re:  Hacking USR ROMS  [4.2 - 4.1]
Distribution: world
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:06:44 CDT
Organization: The Last Good Country

In article <154.23729@incc.com> jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
> 
> Just curious, I know some Americans like to abide by the law, but,
> who _really_cares_ if it is legal or not, I buy a modem, I do what I
> like with it, it is my modem, same with my computer, I've hacked PCs
> to pieces with cards and chips etc, I love it, no one has ever walked
> into my house and looked at any of my 6 computers and modems!!

Maybe you haven't been doing enough advertising.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: bill@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: Practical Peripherals 14400
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 18:02:09 GMT

st1n2@rosie.uh.edu (McCoy, Mark) writes:

>like to get some more input on the PP before I plunk down the cash for
>one.  Also, if anyone knows of a reliable Zyxel dealer who isn't back
>ordered I would like to hear about them.

I, too, am interested in hearing about people's experiences with these
"less expensive" V.32bis modems.  I've been holding out for Worldblazers,
but don't know when I can afford to buy them.  In the meantime maybe I'll
try some other cheaper v.32bis unit.

Most requests for info here seem to be pretty generic ... but this request
is for info from people using the modems FULL-TIME to run online systems
(BBS's, PUBNIX systems, etc, particularly running on UNIX SVR3 or SVR4.

Running a system full-time puts lots more stress on a modem than just
calling an occasional BBS.

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From: Petty@ralvm29.VNET.IBM.COM (Jack Petty)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 08:46:29 EDT
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Documentation for IBM internal modem
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0

In <1992Oct12.163103.7507@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> Chris Ritchie writes:
>
>Can anyone gove me a pointer to documentation for an IBM 2400 bps intenal modem?

>
The guide to operations is part number 6164837 or form number SA27-3739.
The card has two jumpers that set it for either COM1 or COM2.
The jumpers are on 6 pins.  The left most pin is labeled E1 and the
the rightmost is labeled E2 (but think of it as number 6).
For COM1, arrange the jumpers so that pins 1-2 are connected and pins
4-5 are connected leaving pins 3 and 6 open.  For COM2, arrange the
jumpers so pins 2-3 and 5-6 are connected leaving pins 1 and 4
open.

The modem supports a fairly rich IBM command set and the original 1200
AT command set (the commands with letters only - no suffixes such as
&).
That modem does not have a built in speaker.  If you got all the
hardware, you received a little jumper cable that allows the modem to
use the system unit's speaker.

Jack Petty
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: ZyXEL's -- do they ever work?
From: mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu (Brent Mosbrook)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 23:19:52 GMT
Organization: Cal State Long Beach

the "undocumented" jumper is TS2, that is how you do a reset.. place a jumper
on that position, power-up the computer for a minute, and then power-down, and
remove the jumper... this is the same as holding in the data/voice switch on an
E.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: dbasinge@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Mike Basinger)
Subject: Modem Settings for a Nuvotel 14,440IFX
Keywords: nuvotel
Reply-To: dbasinge@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu
Organization: School of HPER, Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:25:13 GMT


I need Initialization settings for a  Nuvotel 14,440IFX Fax/Modem. 
The generic settings use by Qmodem and Telix do not work well with
this modem. The company is hard to get a hold of, and seems unwilling
to help.

Mike  
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Distribution: world
From: jimh@laison.w8hd.org (Jim Hebert)
Organization: L'AISON - Local Area Information Server Open Network
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:42:41 EDT
Subject: Re: Question on Display in Prac. Periph 14400FXSA ext. modem

Lon Ponschock,lon@edsi.plexus.COM  asks in message
<1992Oct10.173541.8781@edsi.plexus.COM> : 

  > Can anyone provide a list of the messages 
  > displayed on the Practical Peripherals PM 
  > 14400FXSA modem Fax?                          


According to the comprehensive instruction manual that accompanies the
Practical Peripherals 14400 FXSA, the "Principal LCD Display Panel
Mesages" are as follows:

Answering...    
ARQ     (Automatic Resend Request)
Bong!   (Calling-card prompt tone)
Busy
Canceled
Carrier 300....Carrier 14.4
Cmd Mode
Compress OFF
Compress ON
Connect ....Connect 57.6
Dialing
Dialtone
Disconnect
Dumb Mode
Failed (Self Test)
Far Ring n   (counts the number of far rings when originating a call)
Handshaking  (i.e. modulation standards)
Lcl Loop
Lcl Digital
Grant DRL
Deny RDL
Rem Digital
RDL w/ Test
Lcl Analog
Mode 103
Mode 212
Mode V.21
Mode V.22
Mode V.22bis
Mode V.32T (Trellis)
Mode V.32
Mode V.32bis
Negotiating (i.e., protocols)
No Answer
No Carrier
No Dialtone
Off-Hook
Online
Pause
Ptcl V.42
Ptcl V.42bis
Ptcl MNP/4
Ptcl MNP/5
Quality High
Quality Med
Quality Now
Rcv Train ("V.32bis retrain request received from the remote modem")
Ready
Ring n
Self Test OK
Test OK
Waiting
Wait Quiet
Xmt Train ("V.32bis retrain request sent to the remote modem")

I find having all this information available at a glance rather handy.
Once the modem is online, the display cycles through a report of:
 Online, Connect XXXX, Carrier XXXX, Mode XXXX, Ptcl XXXX, Compress On/Off

  > I am particularly interested in the status 
  > display during a fall forward or fall back 
  > data transmission speed change.               

I have not personally observed the modem's display during such a speed change.

  > Your experiences with this product are 
  > appreciated.                                  

I have been using it to answer incoming calls to a FirstClass Server for
about four months; it seems to be working well. The only
incompatibilities found so far have been limited to a few "off-brand"
and rather old 2400 bps modems with MNP4 that were unable to negotiate a
connection with the PPI.
 
I switched to the PPI 14400FXSA after using the Supra v.32bis modem. I
found the Supra to be unsatisfactory because it consistently responded
with a report of CarrierDetect and  CONNECT 300 to the dialtone that
resulted from "wrong number" calls that had just hung up. This latched
the server up for several minutes until an inactivity timer terminated
the connection.

Best regards,

Jim Hebert

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Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:14988 comp.dcom.fax:1856
From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.dcom.fax
Subject: TIA-592 (Class 2.0) Passes TIA Default Ballot
Date: 13 Oct 92 00:47:59 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

I received a message today from Joe Decuir, chairman of TIA TR-29.2.
 He wrote that SP-2388-B-1 passed with 0 "no" votes, and only 1 "yes
with comments". The comments are more "hopes for the future" than
anything, and will be easily dealt with at the November committee
meeting. Therefore, for all intents and purposes, TIA-592 (Class 
2.0) has passed. [Please remember that this is a substantially
different Class 2 than what is implemented in most current modems]. 

At this point, the ballots will be reviewed (and necessary responses 
generated) at the 9-12 November meeting of TR-29 in San Antonio, TX. 
A clean, final text of the document will be produced, and sent to 
the TIA TSSC (executive committee) for approval. The document will 
then be forwarded to the ANSI Board of Standards Review for 
approval, and then it will be sent to Global Engineering Documents 
for publication.  I expect to have the final, published document in 
hand by mid-January; however, since the TSSC and BSR reviews are 
usually just formalities (procedural, not technical), we can
consider the standard final once we have the clean text output from
the San Antonio meeting. 

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From: layes@ug.cs.dal.ca (Jonathan Layes)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Question on Display in Prac. Periph 14400FXSA ext. modem
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:25:35 GMT
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

In article <7030010@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> jws@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (John Schmidt) writes:
>Other responses indicate that the Practical modems display "Bong!" for the
>credit card number prompt. Is there a corresponding enhancement to the
>dial command options? (That is, can I say something like "ATDT0,xxx-xxxx?nnnnn 
>where ? represents a "wait for bong"? This would really come in handy on the
>road....
>

Yep - its a nice little feature actually.  The character in question is
the dollar sign ($).

Cheers,
Jonathan


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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: gerg@netcom.com (Greg Andrews)
Subject: Re: MNP5 with WorldBlazer
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 07:03:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.140758.8198@europa.asd.contel.com> pascoe@rocky.gte.com (Dave Pascoe) writes:
>Greg Andrews (gerg@netcom.com) wrote:
>: 
>: Than I'll repeat what I said earlier.  The other modem hasn't implemented
>: MNP properly if it can't handle the negotiation of MNP extensions.  Could
>: this 2400/MNP-only modem have an old version of firmware?
>
>Greg, I'm sure you're right about this.  But this has happened with
>more than one model of 2400 baud modem.  Maybe they both have old
>versions of MNP code but I'm not tuned in enough to know the history
>of their code.  Setting S111=0 is disturbing since spoofing on
>incoming calls isn't possible now......there must be a better solution
>to this.
>

What do the support folks for these modems say about the MNP connect
issue?  Have the owners of these modems had their support people call
into your modem and see the problem for themselves?

If the problem is what I think it is, adjusting the Telebit modem's
registers won't help a bit.  It's not causing the problem.


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From: dcm@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (D. Chris Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: PM14400FXSA initialization string
Date: 10 Oct 92 22:39:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix

--
 
I know that this question may have been answered a long time ago (so very
sorry if this is a repeat), but can anyone tell me (email's fine) what
they think the initialization string that can get the most speed out of
the modem is?  I'm using Telemate 3.1 if that makes a difference.
 
Thanks a lot...
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From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: RE: Fax software recommendations for Mac+HST DS 16.8k FAX
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 09:48:02 EST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/20.18 - cmhGate UF Gateway, Columbus OH

scottb@netcom.com (L'etat des mortes) writes:

LDM> Can anyone recommend a good PD or Commercial software package 
LDM> that will work with my Macintosh and Courier HST Dual Standard 
LDM> with FAX?

FaxSTF, from STF Technologies.

--Adam--
 
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