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From: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: CODEX  V.32bis  Modems:  Experiences?
Keywords: codex  v32bis  v.32bis
Message-ID: <146297@pyramid.pyramid.com>
Date: 26 Feb 91 18:10:54 GMT
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Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
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In article <1930@public.BTR.COM> thad@public.BTR.COM (Thaddeus P. Floryan) writes:
>In article <1991Feb25.122859.26635@europa.asd.contel.com> enger@seka.scc.com writes:
>>Folks:
>>
>>Does anyone have any experience with the CODEX V.32bis modem?
>>Anything (good or bad) to report?  Anything at all?
>
>One site (BIG; one of the world's largest mfrs of test equipment and computers
>located in Palo Alto CA) that has to callback my site due to security has a
>large number of the latest CODEX modems (with MNP 5 even), and the highest
>speed at which we can connect is 2400 baud.
>
>This is ridiculous, since my site has Telebit T2500, Digicom 9624LE, and
>other, modems with which I have NO problems calling other sites successfully
>at 9600 and 19200 baud.
>
    Sorry to burst your bubble Thad, but the fault is entirely
    YOURS.  Perhaps if you could obtain a REAL V.32 modem and
    configure it properly you could attach at 9.6, 19.2, 38.4.


>Unless that site has incompetently mis-configured their CODEX modems ('tis
>possible :-), based on my experience in this regards I would never under any
>circumstances buy a CODEX product.
     
     I hate to repeat myself, but perhaps the fault is NOT at
     the remote site.   Can your modems connect with ANY CCITT
     compliant V.32 modem?  


>
>I've offered to go to that site and help them out, but they won't even lend
>me their CODEX manuals; the model number is, I believe, 2264 (or something
>like that).  If ANYONE has managed to call a T2500 or 9624LE from a CODEX
>at 9600, I would be greatly appreciative knowing HOW you did it so I can
>relay the info to the "troublesome" site.
    
     If you want a Codex 2264 manual  [And the 2264 is a V.32
     modem, not a V.32bis] why don't you just call Codex?  I've
     never had any problem getting a manual....

     The "troublesome" site just MIGHT be YOU...and this
     company has no problems whatever connecting with other
     CCITT compliant modems at 9.6 to 38.4 bits/sec async.

     Hopefully they would refuse to "properly" configure their
     fully compliant V.32 modems just to talk to your
     proprietary ones....have you ever considered buying a
     compliant modem if you want the faster speeds?   

     V.22bis is about the fastest speed you have in
     common...although I'll admit it mystifies me why you can't
     connect at V.22bis at 9600 with compression enabled.