On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:22:26 -0500 Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 28 Oct 2002 12:04:02 -0800 Seth Zirin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 10:05, Pierre Fortin wrote: > > > This is a quick overview of what I ran into after my friends got > > > their WalMart/Microtel/Mandrake8.2 PC... > > > > > > [SNIP] > > > > > > the modem from the mobo and reseat it -- now works... but it has > > > never connected at a rate faster than 21kb -- will check into this > > > after installing 9.0. > > > > Phone lines provided by a DLC (Digital Loop Carrier) generally limit > > modem connections to 21 or 22 Kbit/s. These are frequently found in > > industrial parks, townhouse communities and other places where there > > is dense demand for phone lines. > > Thanks for the info... my friends' house is just up the road in the > sparsely populated SC mountains and in the same exchange; I get > 50,666bps here... The x-connect boxes for the lines are just across the > highway from me... I doubt the extra 3 miles (straight shot) is a > problem... > > Cheers, > Pierre Actually, 3 miles can make all the difference in the world, depending what is between you and the end of that three miles. You could also have noise on your line. Chances are the phone company would come out and test it and it would be fine as most only guarantee 9,600baud. Since your modem connects normally at your friend's house, sounds like the problem is in the wiring at your house. Joeb
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