[PVRCNC] PCI MODEM FS/TRADE

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, alsopb wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I have a US ROBOTICS 56k* PCI modem with onboard processor.  It
> supports V92/V90 and the normal list of protocols.  It's only a few
> weeks old.
>
> Sounds great.  Well, not here anyway.  It has a devil of a time
> connecting.  Listening to the beeps and boops, it seems to be doing
> everything OK.  Once connected all is OK.

it can take 42secs to connect. The modem has to send all the codes to
determine if any are missing because of robbed-bit signalling.

http://www.netheaven.com/whynot56k.shtml

I've just moved and changed telcos. The same modem at the last place took
forever to connect and went through all sorts of boops that the 33k modem
didn't do. At my new place it connects quickly. Same 56k at both places.

> It may have to do with our
> ISP not supporting V92 and the signals to downgrade the modem to V90
> are not working.

V90 works just fine at 56k

> Your guess is as good as mine.  It is interesting
> that the two dial-up numbers apparently handles this differently.  One
> produces a bong-bong at the end of the negotiation.  The other
> doesn't.

the phone company could have different equipt on the different lines.


> An older ROCKWELL HCF modem has none of these problems and averages
> higher connect speeds!

this is a problem.
still from what you say, your modem may not be the problem

Joe

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