on 12/26/02 11:35 AM, Mike Beede at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> The protocols for modems are industry standards.  The
> drivers don't change that, unless the modem manufacturer
> got it wrong to start with.  If your connection is
> dropping it can mean a few things: 1) your modem hung
> up, 2) their modem hung up, 3) something interrupted the
> connection (like one of the kids picked up the phone).
> If the connection quality is just degraded, the modems
> are *supposed to* renegotiate a lower speed connection.

Yeah I agree with that 100%.  I haven't changed my modem drivers in eons and
everything still works pretty as pink.  They're just blowing smoke at you.
How often should we update our modem drivers anyway?


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