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From: bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Any REAL advantage of Trailblazer V.32 over MultiTech V.32?
Message-ID: <300@twg.bc.ca>
Date: 1 Nov 90 08:47:17 GMT
Organization: The Westrheim Group, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:

>Unfortunately, not all the Telebit modems support V.32.  Only the
>T2500 and T1500 support it; the T1000 and Trailblazer Plus only
>support PEP at 9600, and your Multitech modem won't be able to talk to
>them.  If your UUCP neighbors have T2500s, then your MT modem will be
>okay; if your UUCP neighbors only have Trailblazer Pluses, then your
>MT modem will be worthless for 9600bps connections.

I've  heard that if a site has a T2500 (which supports both PEP and V.32)
set  in  PEP  mode,  and  an incoming call  tries  to  establish  a  V.32
connection, the T2500 *will not* switch to V.32 mode.  In other words, it
is  locked in PEP mode.  If this is true, it means that a Multitech  V.32
(or  any  other  V.32) calling a site for usual uucp transfers,  will  be
forced to connect at 2400 because the T2500 will not talk V.32, unless it
is set in that mode prior to the incoming call.

That  would make buying a non Telebit modem that supports V.32 a waste if
you are intending to use it for uucp connections, among other things.

True?
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Bill Irwin    -       The Westrheim Group     -    Vancouver, BC, Canada
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