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From: root@zswamp.uucp (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: T1000
Message-ID: <42.282CCC07@zswamp.uucp>
Date: 11 May 91 13:52:08 GMT
Organization: Izot's Swamp BBS (FidoNet), Kitchener, Ontario
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In a letter to All, Tony Holden (tony@jassys.UUCP ) wrote:

 >I'm setup right now as a straight v.32 modem.  No mnp or lap 
 >modes enabled (at least that's what the manual sez).

 >Are you saying that by enabling mnp4 (not 5) will jump 
 >things up to ~1200cps?  Damm, were did I put that manual ;-)

   They *can* do, depending on a lot of things (including the protocol used, 
the buffering settings of the modems & computers, etc.)

   I'm not sure why someone would disable error correction.  There may be good 
reasons, but I'm inclined to say that a modem which is programmed to correct 
errors should be permitted to do so.  I don't want noise on my line and, if 
the choice is between letting the modem do it and adding the job to the host 
computer, I'm willing to leave it to the modem.

   If that's not convincing, the fact that error correcting protocols (LAP-M 
and MNP if it's operating on a class 3 base protocol) will strip start & stop 
bits and boost performance that way.
 

--  
Geoffrey Welsh - Operator, Izot's Swamp BBS (FidoNet 1:221/171)
root@zswamp.uucp or ..uunet!watmath!xenitec!zswamp!root
602-66 Mooregate Crescent, Kitchener, ON, N2M 5E6 Canada (519)741-9553
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