Hi all, I recenly upgraded to a blazingly fast 56k modem. Dynalink 1456VQE-C; the "e-modem". Its a cheap RS-232 external modem.
Unfortunately its been having occasional problems holding the connection up; after a while it just hangs up and won't reconnect properly (it starts to handshake then suddenly all I hear is a tone). Cycling the power on/off seems to fix it. I am 99% sure my ISP is not at fault. RTFM and modifying the init string did not help (I even added an ATZ prior to sending the init string). I think it may be a thermal problem as it seems to misbehave more on hot days. Tonight its been worse than ever. So I have hung it precariously behind my server so the PSU fan is blowing into the ventilation slots on the bottom, from a sufficient distance to prevent airflow restriction of course. The PSU exhaust is cool and the fan-forced air will be a far more effective coolant than natural convection anyway. This is only a temporary arrangement and if it works I'll think about a more elegant solution. Before I did that it lasted 35 mins, then 12 mins, then 6 minutes. Now its been up for 50 minutes and counting. Fingers crossed. Has anyone else had similar trouble with this model modem? As mine is connected to my server I leave it switched on 24/7. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
