On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Matt Milano wrote:
> Hi.
>
> My kppp dialer always says I'm connecting at 38400, yet when I try to
> download a program, my transfer speed drops down anywhere from 700 to
> 800bps. I have a 56K modem. Is there anyway to increase that speed to a
> more reasonable level? Nothing like spending 18 hours to download word
> proccessor!:-)
most likely the init string is not set to return the proper connect
string, try ATZ or AT&F0 for more check the manual or ask the isp thats
what they get payed for. As for the slow connect make sure your DTE rate
is correct
> Also, when I try to send mail from Kmail, I get a 550 error message,
> saying that my user, name and e-mail address, doesn't exist. It just
> worked last night too. I can receive mail with it, just not send. Does
> anyone have any ideas?
Useing your isp's servers, or the local?
> Thanks in advance
> Matt
>