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From: amcandel@eos.ncsu.edu (jAlex Candelaria)
Subject: Re: *** what's so good about zyxel modems? ***
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:59:51 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.073117.29405@netcom.com> wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke) writes:
>Dragon (David Fiedler) (fiedler@netcom.com) wrote:
>: Isn't there a manufacturer who makes "flash memory" based modems, so you
>: can just download the new ROM and store it in the modem? Seems a lot
>: easier than finding a PROM burner...
>
>Are you familiar with Digicom's soft modem technology? Its RAM based, so that
>you download your modem software into DSP RAM in the modem. An info file
>is available at ftp.rahul.net /pub/wolfgang/soft.modem by the way. 
>
>
>
>-- 
>   _________________________________________________________________________
>   Wolfgang Henke     Data lanes not car pool lanes      wolfgang@netcom.com 
>

	I remember reading in a PC Magazine article about a year ago that
AT&T had a nifty little modem called a Comsphere something or other.  I
remembered it because not only did it cost about $1500, but after buying the
modem, you could call their special support line and upgrade the ROMS online
no PROM burner needed...  I think it got editors choice come to think of it...


						Alex
						amcandel
						candel in the morning


amcandel@eos.ncsu.edu

Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:19837 alt.security:5349
From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,alt.security
Subject: Re: Caller ID products?
Date: 22 Jan 93 16:39:47 GMT
Reply-To: davidsen@crd.ge.com (bill davidsen)
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center, Schenectady NY

In article <C18s8F.1qI@wsrcc.com>, wolfgang@wsrcc.com (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht) writes:

| They already have the number.  There is no added info needed.  Its the
| same one that they just called.  They just have to call back.  The
| added password is a benefit however.  One can get the added password
| without the dial-back baggage.

  Sorry, not correct. You need the info that (a) there is such a thing
as a dial back modem (not universal), (b) the modem in question is a
dialback (since a wrong password also results in a disconnect, also),
and (c) the dialback delay to use for a recall.

  Also, a really fast dialback will start dialing (and busy the line)
faster than the caller can get back in, unless a 2nd line is used by the
caller. So additional info *is* needed, as possibly additional hardware
as well.

  Just because expert system crackers all know about dialback, does not
imply that all unauthorized users would ahve the information.

  And of course hunting for a random dialback time is likely to result
in a nice trace of calls from a single number, which the telco probably
could produce if motivated by a court order...

  I stand by my statement that every added level of difficulty improves
security, and that you need to evaluate cost benefit. Since my Telebits
have this feature I turn it on, and eliminate a group of less competent
pests.

-- 
bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
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From: esj@harvee.billerica.ma.us (Eric S Johansson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Zoom VFX v.32-bis eprom upgrades
Date: 24 Jan 93 12:15:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: harvee.H.eg.y7a9EpKzMt6
Reply-To: esj@harvee.billerica.ma.us
Organization: gators 'r us
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In <howarth.727506968@proto>, Jack W. Howarth writes:
>  It may interest current users of the Zoom Telephonic's VFX v.32-bis
>faxmodems (as well as the v.32-bis faxless modems) that Zoom has eprom
>upgrades for these models which fix a variety of problems including 
>fall-back handling. They cost $10 and can be ordered from their sales
>line.
>              Jack
>The current eprom upgrades are version 2.0 of the Rockwell eproms (you get
>a slow and fast eprom)

sorry about posting this but mail bounced.  could you post the number 
you called to order the rom upgrade?

--- eric
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: frechett@spot.Colorado.EDU (-=Runaway Daemon=-)
Subject: Re: why does sz break ?
Keywords: help 
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:01:28 GMT


It's the Zyplex terminal server.  It's flow control tends to interferr
with just about everything except kermit.  We've managed to get zmodem
to work some of the time but most people complain of very low throughput.
I'm sure we could fix it by setting 'passthru' on the zyplex and making
sure all flow control was off, but they don't allow us access to the 
zyplex once the connection has been established.  Don't make this mistake
as it's terribly useful to be able to turn flow control off.

	ian
From: wb8foz@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Help needed about comm 3&4 usage
Date: 28 Jan 1993 23:34:36 GMT
Organization: NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews abusers - Beltway Annex
Reply-To: wb8foz@skybridge.scl.cwru.edu (David Lesher)
NNTP-Posting-Host: skybridge.scl.cwru.edu

# If you have questions about IRQs (I do modem software problem solving
# for a paycheck), just ask.

OK, here's one. The ISA bus's non-tristated structure makes it
impossible to share them from card to card.

But why can't the typical dual-serial, one game, one parallel
cards share the interupt between the two serial ports?

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From: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: RE: USR MODEMS..
Date: 23 Jan 93 09:42:00 GMT
Reply-To: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591

sinan@carson.u.washington.edu (Sinan Karasu) writes:

 > Yeah but does it answer?. Do this . If you have a Sportster 14.4
 > Then go to another telephone and dial your modem and let us all
 > know if it answered (1st ring? 2nd ring? Never? 1st ring and then
 > Busy?)

Of course it works.  I have a USR Sportster 14400 with fax that I use
frequently with Procomm Plus for WIndows in host mode.  It answers
perfectly as set by the ATS0=n command.

Best regards,
John
                                              
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: USR V.32bis to USR D/S 
From: analog@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Anthony Yee)
Date: 26 Jan 93 08:15:18 PST
Organization: San Francisco State University

	I too have the smaller footprint v32bis USR Courier. From my understanding, USR released a Sportster with the 4.1 roms and with a hidden command that
will allow it (a v.32bis/fax modem) to become a v.32bis/HST/fax modem. I have
the mentioned roms on my modem, but I have not been able to connect to HST
protocols, only 2400b. I've seen a posting in this newsgroup about the 4.1
roms in the past, but failed to keep a copy and now am looking for it. It does
exist though.
From: mackay@egr.msu.edu (James F. MacKay)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: WANTED: Technical info on what causes modem noise
Keywords: noise modem modems communication pstn dial-up
Date: 26 Jan 93 11:12:08 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: eecae.ee.msu.edu

Does anyone out there in netland understand all the parameters of a
dial-up line that would cause communications errors during
transmission under V.22bis (2400 bps) ?

Please E-mail any ideas to me.  I'll post a summary if there is
interest.

Jim
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,alt.security
From: dave@revcan.rct.ca (David Blackwood)
Subject: Re: Caller ID products?
Organization: Revenue Canada, Taxation; Office Communications Division
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:50:18 GMT

In article <1jurt7INNk3m@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> holland@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Rich Holland) writes:
>But "they" can't start tracing until they know they're being hacked.  And,
>unless the law has changed, traces require court orders to begin with.  The
>business being cracked doesn't have the power to trace the phone calls,
>and the phone company won't (or shouldn't) do it and hand the offender 
>over to them...

From the Ottawa-Hull January 1993 phonebook:

"In some areas of Bell Canada territory, a pay-per-use service called
"Call Trace" is available to single-line customers (residential and
business).  Call Trace enables customers to activate a trace on
threatening or obscene calls by dialing a code immediately after hanging
up.  Information concerning traced number(s) will be provided to the
police as supporting evidence in subsequent legal proceedings."
-- 
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Systems Integration Manager	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  K1A 0L8
Office Communications Division	voice: +1 613 957 9305, fax: +1 613 952 1095
Revenue Canada, Taxation	email: uunet.ca!revcan!dave, dave@revcan.rct.ca
From: sp@questor.org (Steve Pershing)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Need software for Zyxel
Keywords: zyxel c 
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 17:09:13 PST
Organization: Questor|Free Usenet News|Vancouver, BC: +1 604 681 0670

balmer@ifi.unibas.ch (Marc Balmer) writes:


|> I need software to use the voice and fax capabilities of Zyxel modems. Not to
|> reinvent the wheel I ask wether someone already has C sources that run well  
|> (operating system is not important, we may port it).

I am not aware that ZyXEL releases the source code for their ZFAX software,
but if you want the DOS binaries, they are available for both the 2.1
and 2.2 versions (as well as modem prices, spec sheet images and more)
from the:   mail-server@questor.org

Just mail to that address, and in the body of your message, put:

get /pub/prodinfo/zfax21.zoo                    or
get /pub/prodinfo/zfax22.zoo
dir
help
end

--
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  FREE access to Environ, Sci, Med, & AIDS news, and more.  [also UUCP]
    on a ZyXEL-U1496S+  =>  v.42bis, v.32bis, v.33, up to 16,800bps.
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   Fones: (+1 604)  Data: 681-0670  Telefax: 682-6160  Voice: 682-6659
From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Diffs between 16550A & 16550AFN
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 22:10:08 EST
Organization: Izot's Swamp

jlaiho@ichaos.nullnet.fi (Juha Laiho) writes:

> Might be "fast". My data leafs for NS16550AF states that it can accept clock
> rates up to 8 MHz. How high clock can be used with NS16550A?

   Page 4 of the NS16550A data book also says 8 MHz max.

  Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff (416)258-8467
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           And the meaning of all that I believed before escapes me
                  In this world of none, no thing, and no one
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: mfroedge@lunatix.uucp (Maxwell Froedge)
Subject: Infotel V.32 modems
Organization: Lexington Public Access Unix. -KY- (606) 255-9121
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:14:16 GMT

I am finally considering upgrading to V.32.  However my finances
are limited.  Hence I am interested in V.32 modems for under
$200.  Now I know that V.32 modems are a rare breed nowdays (many
companies seemed to drop them and carry the V.32bis).  MidWest
Micro has a Infotel V.32 external for $169.  This is well in my
price range.  Has anyone used it?  How well does it hold up? ETC.

maxwell
From: westes@smurf.sti.com (Will Estes)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Looking for diagnostics on modems
Date: 23 Jan 93 02:41:16 GMT
Organization: Mail Group
NNTP-Posting-Host: smurf.sti.com

I'm purchasing a large number of 2400 bps MNP5 modems, and I would
like to know a good program or general procedure for testing them.  Of
course one can always do a crude test just by installing the modem and
connecting to one other 2400 bps MNP5 modem and doing a transfer.  I
suppose as a worst case that does tell you a lot, but I would like
some way of testing the modems' ability to converse with a broad
spectrum of modems.  Is there an easy way of getting at this sort of
information?  Maybe there is some software diagnostic in the public
domain or commercial that would assist in this task?

-- 
Will Estes		Internet: westes@netcom.com
Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:19867 alt.security:5354
From: kfason@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Kevin Fason)
Subject: Re: 4.1 Sportsters wanted
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 04:30:22 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

In article <1993Jan25.132212.2987@bernina.ethz.ch> BYTERIDER@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (KELLER,CESAR WALTER) writes:
>Hi, I'm looking for USRobotics Sportsters V32bis/FAX modmes with Supervisor
>Version 4.1, new or used!
Out of Curiosity can a Sportster v.32 be given the AT commands to turn it into a
DS?
From: ansst11@icarus.lis.pitt.edu (Andy Solomon)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: External -vs- Internal ?
Date: 28 Jan 93 09:51:27 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

So, I like an internal modem because it tkaes up no space, does not
need another outlet, and has no wires going to my serial port.

My friend tells me an internal modem is a lightning strike waiting
to happen...and it will blow my mother board.

Are external modems safer, better than internal ?

Can lightning run through an external modem and serial cable and FRY
my motherboard just as an internal can ?

Please post here, but send me a copy.

Thnaks!

Andy ansst11@icarus.lis.pitt.edu
From: cjb@cs.uq.oz.au (Christopher J Biggs)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: How to use modem to dial voice phone from UNIX
Date: 22 Jan 93 06:47:57 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, The University of Queensland,
	Brisbane, Australia


	
   How would one go about getting a HAYES modem to dial a voice connection
under unix?  Do you just send ATDT foo; <CR> ATH0, or is there some arcane
trick.   
	I can get all the dial programs I want for msdos, but none
have source.  Sheesh, what is it with DOS people and source code..... :)


	Zootlewurdle,	
			Chris.


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From: amcandel@eos.ncsu.edu (Alex Candelaria)
Subject: Re: ***********NEED HELP WITH 14,4 INITIALIZATION STRING*****
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 18:31:46 GMT

	Hrm... You have a very interesting problem.  Personaly, I writing
this message using Procomm Plus V2.01 and a ZyXEL U-1496S running at 14.4kbps,
so I don't your problems is inherent in the software itself.  I would send
you my initialization string, but you didn't say which modem you are using to
achieve the blazingly fast speed :) of 14.4kbps.  I do, however, have something
which probably won't work, but is worth a try.  Go into your setup on Telix or
Procomm and edit the Connect messages to just say "CONNECT" and see if that will
at least get you up and going until a more permanent solution can be found...


						Alex
						amcandel
						candel in the morning


amcandel@eos.ncsu.edu

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Subject: Re: Auto Switch?
Organization: Netcom
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:05:02 GMT

Kolja Waschk (koljawk@zerebrm.isnet.sub.org) wrote:

:  > between fax/voice like this:

:  > Incoming fax calls are answered directly. If you receive an
:  > incoming voice call a little screen will pop up on the Mac saying
:  > something like "You received a voice call, please pick up your
:  > telephone receiver".

: Hi Wolfgang,
:  do you know how the software/the modem distinguishes between
:  voice and fax ? Does the voice caller hear any carrier beeping ?
:  Or does the software simply check for the fax calling tone ?

Hi Kolja,

in Quicklink II for the MacIntosh the voice caller hears a beep. It takes
some time before the screen pops up to alert you to a voice call.

Yesterday I learnt that Quicklink II can now be upgraded to Quicklink
III. The product manager promised quite a few new features and
enhancements. Since I have not received the program yet I am not
sure how the switching is handled in the updated product. 

PS. Buyers of the Digicom Scout+ Mac package in the last month can upgrade 
for free. Usually the upgrade is $39. Please call Smith Micro Software 
directly.


-- 
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Wolfgang Henke     Data lanes not car pool lanes      wolfgang@netcom.com 

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: gsgathin@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (golando s gathings)
Subject: why does sz break ?
Keywords: help 
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:17:43 GMT


I am trying to install rz and sz on a sparc station to allow
tranfers via a dial-in thru a DCA box or a xyplex terminal
server.  I compile the source code using the 'bsd' switch
when I try to to download the file using sz on the host side
and a pc on the local side , it immediately aborts the xfer
  I have also used the 'sz -TT filename ' command to see
if the above boxes are stripping  control characters.  It
returns saying that mode(2) in the rbsb.c module is not 
implemented.  
Does any one have any ideas on when the above is happening ?

Golando
From: loki.trickster@digund.uucp (Loki Trickster) 
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Comment on Supra 14.4
Date: 16 Jan 93 15:38:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Digital Underground - PRIVATE
Reply-To: loki.trickster@digund.uucp (Loki Trickster) 

KD>Unfortunately, ZyXEL doesn't seem that interested in this sort of
  >arrangement.  Anyone in Chicago who would be willing to loan me one?

Buy it mail order; you've got a 30 day "Evaluation period" in which
Federal Law guarantees you the right to return for a full refund.

(Also, pay with a credit card, for added security)

====
---
 . QMPro 1.0 41-2003 . Buy today, risk obsolescence; buy tomorrow, miss the fun
                                                                                              
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.dcom.servers
From: shane@utdallas.edu (Shane Davis)
Subject: Wanted: info on rack-mountable modems
Reply-To: shane@utdallas.edu
Organization: The Univ. of Texas at Dallas, ACC
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:22:06 GMT

Please excuse the crosspost to dcom.servers, but I haven't seen much
large installation traffic on dcom.modems and want to tap experience with
setups larger than one or two standalone modems. Besides, this is more
pertinent to .servers than the postings from people who think the group is
for NetWare...

I want to hear of experiences with rack-mountable modems. We will purchase
more capacity later this year and I am not sure how many manufacturers are
out there. Experiences with product quality involving standalone modems are
o.k. if the company also makes modem racks.

We currently have a rack of USR 14.4K Dual Standard modems and two racks of
Multitech 2400/MNP. I am not interested in purchasing more USR, for various
reasons. The Multitechs have never caused any problem and I happen to already
have a rack for more of them, so I would be game to try more of them if they
have a product which meets our requirements.

Requirements: rack-mountable, preferrably ~16 per rack; V.32, V.32bis, MNP
support; full hardware flow control (CTS/RTS and modem control). I especially
want to hear of any problems involving PBX-attached modems, as the USR's have
given us some trouble in that regard (flash time too short).

We will use these for terminal server, SLIP and PPP access, most likely via an
Annex 3.

Thanks. I will post a summary.

--Shane Davis
  UT-Dallas Academic Computer Center
From: stella@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ricky ...suave... Stella)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Boca internal 14.4 and Win Fax PRO
Date: 21 Jan 93 17:44:22 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

System is a 386-40dx with AMI Bios...

I have a good init string to run the modem with no problems at 14.4 (except
for up/downloads cause of the uart, but...)

I need all setting to make this darn modem to fax out.  Haven't even try yet
to receive... The settings suggested by WinFax don't work.  I have Rom 
version 1.27 (latest) for the modem.  What about control panel settings ???
What about BIOS settings ???

Before upgrading the BIOS I got Quick Link II to fax out after playing around
with BIOS settings, but BIOS resetted itself and don't know what I had before.
Now it doesn't want to fax.  Communication gets stuck after connecting (doesn't
send the fax)...

Thanks...

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From: naddy@mips.ruessel.sub.org (Christian Weisgerber)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: My Individual Private Site
Subject: Re: Why the reliabilitiy problem?
Reply-To: naddy@mips.ruessel.sub.org
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In <1993Jan18.203624.10656@news.acns.nwu.edu>, Adam Lasnik writes:

> Anyone have any ideas why today's modems seem to be so problematic... and
> better yet, what we can do about this?

Okay, I'm going to get lots of flames for this but here it goes.

1. "Today's modems" are generally V.32bis modems. As much as a common
standard may benefit to the end user it can do a lot of damage if it's
bad. V.32bis isn't necessarily bad but it is *very* sensitive to line
noise. Proprietary modulatiosn like HST and PEP do much better there and
provide a quite robust performance.

2. Most new, cheap V.32bis modems on the market are based on Rockwell's
RC144DP data pump. Tony Zuccarino won't like this comment but the
RC144DP sucks. It seems to have massive problems with setting up proper
echo cancellation on anything but the most perfect lines. Flaky as hell.

What to do about it? Get a nice reliable expensive modem from USRobotics
or Telebit. If you don't care for proprietary modulations at all and/or
want to spend even more money, go for Motorola, AT&T Paradyne, Racal
etc. Essentially this means: don't buy cheap.

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,alt.security