Fascinating. Good to know. Thanks. I don't need any but I saw a bunch of 33K modems at compusa. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [expert] 3Com US Robotics 56K faxmodem problems > On Wednesday 06 December 2000 05:03 am, you wrote: > > > > I just purchased a 3Com US Robotics 56K Faxmodem (V.90 and x2). My > > Mandrake 7.2 installation finds the modem and connects with it but > > connection is at 26400 baud. > > > > It is not the phone lines because my old 33K modem (that it is supposed to > > replace) connects at 115000. Could it be that the v.90 and x2 protocols > > need to be installed under linux and have not? There is no linux mentioned > > on the CD that came with the modem. > > Jeff, > For what it's worth, 56K modems will connect at a lower speed than 33.6K > modems if there is an incompatibility (as there usually is) in the ISP's > modem bank. It seems that ALL of the ISP's in this area have modem banks that > will revert to the V.34 spec's if they are unable to establish a good connect > with V.90. I suspect that this is your problem. I have been scrounging 33.6 > hardware modems anywhere I can find them because both my Linux and Winderz > boxes connect faster and more reliably when using them. > > -- > Ken Thompson > Electrocom Computer Services > Payette, Idaho > (208) 642-7101 (888) 642-7101 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.nwaa.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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