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From: dlw@atherton.com (Remo Williams)
Subject: ZyXel U1496E ROM socket question
Organization: Atherton Technology, Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:13:50 GMT

I have a ZyXel U1496E and I'm trying to determine if I truly have the sockets  
to support the 1meg ROMS.

The ROMS I have are 4.08 and of course have 14 pins to a side of the chip. The  
sockets they sit in both have 16 pin holes in them. However the on the top  
right side pin hole 16 is just a plastic hole with no metal "tube" extending  
down to the motherboard. The same is true of pin hole 15 on the lower right  
side of the sockets.

pin 16 is an empty hole, where counting the pin numbers goes from left to  
right.

                /        /	This is the "top"
	[ U24 ]  [ U25 ]
             /         /        This is the "bottom"

pin 15 is an "empty" hole, where counting the pin numbers goes from left to  
right..

So do my sockets support the 1 meg ROM chips or not?

--
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	          dlw@netcom.com   -- NeXTMail welcome
From: bill@Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Word of Advice
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:38:25 GMT
Organization: Celestial Software, Mercer Island, WA

In <36942@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> bjs@neptune.phys.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) writes:

:In article <1992Aug26.063904.8574@samba.oit.unc.edu> Denny.Chuang@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Denny Chuang) writes:
:>
:>	I know Supra, Zoom, boca are in the sam boat, all three companies offer
:>	the lowest price avaliable for a 1`4.4k  modem.  


:Wait, I bought 8 Zoom 14.4 External Fax Modems, had to send one back, but they
:come with a 7 year warrenty.  My question is what are the problems with the

Most hardware companies would like to have a 7-year warranty!
What is the average life span of a hardware company, particularly
those that try to compete for the low end of the market.

Bill
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From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: What exactly is the v.32 'buzz saw' ??
Date: 11 Sep 92 10:55:35 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <winslade.716134916@cwis>, winslade@cwis.unomaha.edu
(John Winslade) writes: 

> When two v.32 modems connect, occasionally (more often than not on long
> lines) the hissing and screeching will turn into a very distinct 'buzz'
> for a second or two.  I'm sure most of you have heard this.
>  
> Does anyone know what is happening when this occurs ??    A guess would
> be that it has something to do with the echo cancellation, since it seems
> to happen mostly with long-distance connections.
>  
> Anyone know for sure ??

When two V.32 or V.32bis modems connect, the first thing the two 
modems do is called "ranging" -- determining the total propagation 
delay on the line so that far-end echo cancellation works right. The 
modems each send tones, with phase reversals at key points; the 
modems measure the time between the phase reversals to determine the 
delay.  On a local call, where the propagation delay through the 
phone network is very short, this happens so fast that it just
sounds like so quick "blips" right after the answer tone.  But on a
long-distance call (particularly overseas) the propagation delay is
so long that you can distinctly hear the different parts of this
sequence -- and that's the "buzz" you hear. 

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From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: USR Sportster 14.4 faxmodem
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 19:00:09 EST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/20.18 - cmhGate UF Gateway, Columbus OH

john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas) writes:

 > telebit 2500 or a new USR sportster 32 bis. My question is does it
 > fall forwards after lines get better?
JN>  According to the documentation, yes. 

A better question to ask is, does the Sportster _initiate_ a fall-forward, or
can it only respond to such a request from the other modem?

--Adam--
 
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: scott@ssvs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Tom Scott)
Subject: Need info: Signalman Express
Keywords: signalman anchor
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 09:54:41 GMT

I've just been given a signalman express, by Anchor Automation.("MK12")
With NO docs.  I can handle the basics, but I'd like to know
about the 8 dips (as well as it's interesting features).

Help! I need to figure it out before I leave te country in 2 months
(for good, Yikes!)  So must I break down and beg the company for docs?

Thanks in advance             Tom
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: poffen@rushmore (Russ Poffenberger)
Subject: Re: Word of Advice
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, ATE division, San Jose, Ca.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 20:10:27 GMT

jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
: In article <36942@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>, bjs@neptune.phys.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) writes:
: > In article <1992Aug26.063904.8574@samba.oit.unc.edu> Denny.Chuang@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Denny Chuang) writes:
: > >
: > >	I know Supra, Zoom, boca are in the sam boat, all three companies offer
: > >	the lowest price avaliable for a 1`4.4k  modem.  
: > 
: > 
: > Wait, I bought 8 Zoom 14.4 External Fax Modems, had to send one back, but they
: > come with a 7 year warrenty.  My question is what are the problems with the
: > Zoom ?  The 2 reasons that I bought that brand over XYZ modem is that I hadn't
: > heard of any troubles with the Zooms.  And the cost of the Zoom was 100 bucks
: > less then PP's 14.4 modem.  As for supras I just stayed away from them after
: > the flood of problems and 4 month waiting lists.
: > Could someone enlighten me ?
: 
: I received a Zoom V.42bis VFX modem about 4 weeks ago.
: 
: I rarely get cps over 1200, usually 800-900, I can't get it to work
: with uucp for more than 3 - 4 minutes without ASSERT ERRORs, when I
: use it with PC plus, odyssey, xc or cu to log into bbs or other UNIX
: machines interatively it drops carrier after 3 - 4 minutes,
: I've tried to phone Zoom, never answer, sorry, yes, they do answer
: after 5 to tell you it is after 5 and it is now an aswering machine,
: I have faxed them twice, no reply.
: 
: BTW, it is great for faxes but slightly expensive for that.
: 
: I am in the market for another modem and I have narrowed it down to
: MultiTech, USR or Zyxel.
: -- 

Well, I have had NO problems with my Zoom 14.4 modem. It connects to several
different modems just fine, including WorldBlazers, USR's, and others. I have
never had problems with losing the line. Perhaps you have some register
settings less than optimal, or noisy phone lines?

Russ Poffenberger               DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
Schlumberger Technologies ATE   UUCP:   {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen
1601 Technology Drive		CIS:	72401,276
San Jose, Ca. 95110             Voice: (408)437-5254  FAX: (408)437-5246
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: zinzow@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark S. Zinzow)
Subject: Gateway 2000 TelePath modem bugs
Summary: DTE Break doesn't work, hangs system with MS-Kermit
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 04:06:17 GMT
Keywords: Gateway 2000 TelePath Modem BREAK and Kermit problems

Several users on our campus have finally received their Gateway 2000
TelePath modems and I thought I'd share what problems we've encountered
for those considering their purchase.

The modem does not pass a serial BREAK signal regardless of what S82 is
set to (3,7, or 128) or what n value is used with AT\Kn  (AT\K5 should
send a BREAK in sequence with any transmitted data.)  Fortunately, it
is possible to use +++ AT\B ATO to send a break, but this is SLOW and
results in the +++ also being transmitted to the remote application.

MS-Kermit 3.11 and 3.12 don't get along at all with this modem.  They
hang on any attempt to connect to the modem above 19kbps.  I've gotten
version 2.32/A to talk fine at 2400, 19,200, 38k and 57kbps, but if I
run an external comm program such as DSZ, Kermit will lock up when I 
next try to connect.  Neither Gateway's tech. support, nor the Kermit
people have a solution at this time.  Joe Doupnik (author of Kermit)
tells me he has not been able to get the necessary info. to fix the
problem from Gateway, or the Co. that makes the modem for them.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: mdavis@crash.cts.com (Morgan Davis)
Subject: Re: Terminal Emulator for Apple //e
Date: 7 Sep 92 00:51:54 GMT

In <Bu4KHA.3Lu@csn.org> bell@teal.csn.org (Bell Scott) writes:

>	I might suggest setting the host to send <NULL>'s after each line.
>This was used often in BBS'ing with ]['s to allow the ][ and the SSC to
>catch up with the data transmission.

Actually stock 1MHz IIe's can keep up at 9600bps with the SSC as long
as you use hardware flow control (with a properly wired serial cable).
ModemWorks 3.0 is proof that a IIe can utilize a high-speed modem
at speeds of 9600 (or faster if the IIe has an accelerator) with
sustained input and no character loss.
From: Zero.One@p101.f701.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: PCX 2 FAX with ZFAX?
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
Date: 08 Sep 92  11:21:20

 > Is it possible to send PCX files with ZFAX, maybe even from the
 > commandline?

 > Any help welcome,

Markus,

The Paintbrush PCX must be in black and white.  Other than that, Zfax can send 
the file out with out conversion.
Tyrone Horton
(Zero One)
Tech Support
ZyXEL USA

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jnm@ornl.gov (Jamey Maze)
Subject: FAQ -- define v.32, v.42, etc.
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 16:29:13 GMT

Would someone kindly e-mail me a one-line definition of v.32, v.32bis,
v.42, v.42bis, mnp-5, mnp-10 ? Last time I looked, state of the art was a
2400baud Hayes modem. Boy have things changed. My guess is:

v.32 -- 9600 baud modem
v.32bis -- v.32 modem with data compression, up to 4 times the actual data
rate
v.42 -- 14.4k modem
v.42bis -- see v.32bis
mnp-5 -- data compression algorithm providing 2 times actual data rate
mnp-10 -- ???

What other acronyms do I need to talk intelligently about modems?

THANKS!

--
Jamey Maze, Oak Ridge National Lab     
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: egreen@waggen.twuug.com (Eddie Greensides)
Subject: Re: WHAT TO CHOOSE: PP14400FX
Organization: Brite Systems
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:03:30 GMT

john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas)  writes:

>laviers@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Cocotte Minute) writes:

> > I've been following with great interest all the discussions on the
> > pros a nd cons of various 14400 modems+fax (ext).
> > Here is the problem (if one can call that)
> > for the same price (+- 20$), I can have an external USR Sportster
> > fax-modem That has V32bis (I don't have it's "name") or I can have
> > the PP14400FXSA (also external + fax).
> > Which one should I choose?
> > BTW: I should mention that it's not for SLIP, it's for my home,
> > BBSing (user mod e) and working on my research -> connecting to a
> > USR sportster here at Uof Montrea l.  ^^^^^^^ from time to time :)
> > :)

>I went with the Sportster because at the time I bought it the PPI had
>some known firmware bugs.  If you go with PPI, make sure that you get
>updated firmware.

>Best regards,
>John
>                                                                          

PPI will be shipping 1.15M of its firmware to users starting next week.  Its
suppose to fix the automatic retain as well as connection problems.  Also,
the upgrade fixes faxes bugs, and receiving problems.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples)
Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Best modem for UUCP
Organization: Private system -- Orlando, FL
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 01:06:41 GMT

In article <Bu7wrx.4Kp@nshore.org> steve@nshore.org (Stephen J. Walick) writes:
>When I am called
>requesting 'EPEP' protocol, sending comprerssed news batches, my aver-
>age speed in sending is 1400 bps

What is "EPEP"?  If you meant TurboPEP, your throughput sounds very low
-- I get around 1400 cps with regular PEP.  You should be getting over
2000 cps with TurboPEP.
-- 
John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP  (jwt!john@peora.sdc.ccur.com)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: dec@gtech.com (Dehe Cui)
Subject: V41bis modem help
Organization: GTECH Corporation, West Greenwich, RI
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:50:48 GMT

Hi:

   Can any one tell me where I can buy a latest V41bis modem, how much 
the modem cost and what the data compression ratio of the V41bis modem.

Thanks.

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From: eck@infopls.chi.il.us (John Eckert)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: DALLAS FAX
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 12:34:29 CDT
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL

After waiting 5 months for DALLASFAX to ship me their "All-In-One" 
fax/modem/voicemail board, it finally arrived last month.  
 
Incoming calls are assumed to be faxes UNLESS the caller sends a signal 
with his phone to tell the faxboard that this is a voice call.  
Obviously, callers from cellular phones and rotary phones cannot send the 
signal, so their calls switch to fax-mode!  
 
Now I've waited a month for DALLASFAX to issue a refund, and I think I'm 
getting a runaround from them.  
 
Is DALLASFAX sleazy?  The jury is still out.


--
eck@infopls.chi.il.us (John Eckert)
Infoplus BBS, +1 708 537 0247, v32bis. Home of Infoplus.
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Resetting modem at end of call
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:21:00 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

jra@lawday.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (John R. Ackermann x2966) writes:
>I know it can be done, but I can't find it anywhere in my FM...

>I'm using a Zyxel 1496, and surprisingly I don't see anything in the
>manual about an option to force a reset after DTR drops.
*----
My Intel modem performs the function like this:
AT&D3  Modem reinitializes when on-to-off DTR transition occurs.

It won't cost you anything to try it.
--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: cahan@bigboy (Denny Cahan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: HUGE WORLDBLAZER problems...
Date: 5 Sep 92 00:42:58 GMT
Organization: Temple University

We just purchased a whole bunch of Worlblazers through Merisel 
( a distributor) and were told that the only people who made
the proper cable was a company called AESP. I can get you their
phone # if interested. I am curious what is so special about the
pinouts.

Denny
cahan@bigboy.cis.temple.edu
From: David_Hunter@mindlink.bc.ca (David Hunter)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: 16550 UART
Date: 8 Sep 92 00:16:21 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

I recently installed a new I/O card with what I that was a 16550 UART on it.
It is a Texas Instruments chip and along with the TI logo printed on it, it is
labelled as a 16550.  I am using the com port and it seems to be ok.  My
confusion arose after I ran a couple of software programs (one shareware and
the other under PCTools System Information utility) that are supposed to tell
you what kind of UART chip you have.  PCTools told me I have a 16450 and the
other program simply reported that a 16550 was not found.  Does anyone know why
this might have happened?  Is there more than one kind of 16550?  Most of the
information about this chip seems to refer to the NS16550AFN, is there anything
to this?

Thanks in advance for any insights, David.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: whitaker@eternity.demon.co.uk.demon.co.uk ("Russell E. Whitaker")
Subject: Modem/software query: eng. fault logging
Distribution: world
Organization: Extropy Institute
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 09:38:52 +0000

I'm helping out the systems department at an engineering division of a
large London transport company.  There are several remote sites that
deliver fault-logging information to us.  We'd like to set up a server -
BBS or otherwise - to accept modem dial-ins from these sites; each site
would upload a data file to a particular subdirectory.

Would a BBS setup be the way to go?  If so, what is the best well-supported
commercial software to this end?  Whichever program we pick up must, at
a minimum, be able to support 9 modem ports.

Should we go with a multimodem card?  Must we have 1 or more 16550A's
on the motherboard, or a separate serial controller?

The machine used will be a 486, running MS-DOS 5.0, under Novell
3.11; there will be 30+ local users in a TCP/IP network.

My thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me.  If possible, please
cc: to my private email address, as my newsreader is new, and not very
robust.

Russell Earl Whitaker                   whitaker@eternity.demon.co.uk
Communications Editor                       71750.2413@compuserve.com
EXTROPY: The Journal of Transhumanist Thought         AMIX: RWHITAKER
Board member, Extropy Institute (ExI)
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From: vds7789@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Vincent D. Skahan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Digicom Scout Plus Bug, Feature or Operator Error??
Date: 8 Sep 92 15:06:43 GMT
Organization: none

wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke) writes:

>vds7789@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Vincent D. Skahan) writes:
>: >Note also that the documentation doesn't necessarily reflect what
>: >the modem will actually do and there was no addenda with mine.
>: 
>: They have a lot of nerve calling it a "users' manual".  It's neither
>: a manual nor for users.  Worst piece of useless junk I ever read.

>The Scout+ has online help. Thats what I use. Turn it around, look at
>the bottom label. The top command listed is ATI7. Lets try it:

>ati7

[...cool beyond belief online help deleted...]

thanks for the info.
once again, the docs stink even though I love the modem :-)
-- 
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   Is there a more perfect road paving material than what you get when
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From: johng@informix.com (John Galloway)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Any experience with Zyxel RACK MOUNT 1496's?  or Zyxel net mgt sw?
Date: 15 Sep 92 00:46:23 GMT
Organization: Galloway Research
Originator: johng@godzilla

I would like to hear from anyone with comments (good or bad) who is using
Zyxel's rack mount system with Zyxel 1496R or similar modems.  Zyxel also
claims to have sw that can manage this beast via the remote configuration
capability.  I am very interested in knowing if it works and how well etc.

We (actually a company just forming, but which you will likely soon hear
more about) are looking at making a major purchase for hub/POP site equip
and easy remote management and configuration of the modems is essential.
thanks.

	-jrg
internet    jrg@galloway.sj.ca.us  John R. Galloway, Jr  795 Beaver Creek Way
applelink   D3413                  CEO...receptionist    San Jose, CA   95133
                                   Galloway Research     (408) 259-2490
-- 
internet    jrg@galloway.sj.ca.us  John R. Galloway, Jr  795 Beaver Creek Way
applelink   D3413                  CEO...receptionist    San Jose, CA   95133
                                   Galloway Research     (408) 259-2490
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jgreco@solaria.mil.wi.us (Joe Greco)
Subject: Old USR Modems... a 2400e with an attitude
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Department of Mathematics
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:30:27 GMT

I've got an ancient USRobotics Courier 2400e modem (the kind that only did
up to MNP3).  This unit has always exhibited a problem with MNP connections
where it will work fine for a little while, but then randomly die by spewing
garbage out as received data.  The garbage resembles data received
immediately prior to the crash but is somewhat garbled, and repeats
incessantly - about 1K worth, possibly less.  The modem is configured for
RTS/CTS and a 19.2Kbps local link rate, although it happened when used at a
variable baud rate.  On my XT, telemate will be unable to keep up with the
garbage, will try to throttle the modem with RTS/CTS, and eventually lose
the connection.  My Sun 3/60 is a little faster, and manages to keep up with
the garbage.  I have never let it run more than a minute before
power-cycling the modem, so I do not know if it would also eventually hang
up.

This seems to be a firmware problem.  Disabling MNP (&M0) works but is
highly undesirable as it leads to other problems.

It was never a terrible inconvenience until recently, when the University
picked up a rackful of cheap MNP modems, which cause a failure relatively
quickly about 50% of the time and a failure immediately about 30% of the
time.  Does anybody know if USR has an upgrade ROM or can upgrade this unit
to a newer version?  I sent USR a letter about six months ago and never
received a reply.

E-mail replies are preferable, as I read this group weekly, and news expires
rather faster than that.

... Joe

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