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From: neighorn@qiclab.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Everex EV-940
Message-ID: <467@qiclab.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 26-May-87 21:53:49 EDT
Article-I.D.: qiclab.467
Posted: Tue May 26 21:53:49 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 29-May-87 00:55:33 EDT
References: <521@elandes.UUCP>
Reply-To: neighorn@qiclab.UUCP (Steven C. Neighorn)
Organization: Qic Laboratories, Portland Oregon
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In article <521@elandes.UUCP> src@elandes.UUCP (D. Mathis) writes:
:	A word to all of you ready to go out and spend $170 (+tax license and
:delivery, of course) for your new 2400 baud modem.
:					NOT YET.
:	It seems there is a little problem with switching speeds in originate
:mode.  It tries, but doesnt quite get there, if it does, it reports the
:wrong speed and doesn't ever really connect.
:	Here's the scenario:
:	Originate a call at 2400 baud,
:	have the answering modem answer at 1200 baud,
:	try to negotiate down to 1200,
:	fail miserably,
:	try 300,
:	this seems OK, report connected at 300, 
:	don't be set for 300, sit and look stupid
:	hangup
:
:Everex is "looking into" what the have admitted is a legitimate complaint.
:I'll see what kind of answer of fix I get from them.
:The modem will connect fine if the originate and answer speed are the same
:when the line is picked up.
:-- 
:	Dave Mathis, ELAN designs           UUCP  ...oliveb!elandes!dave

I would be interested in hearing what Everex says about this problem. I
have one of their 2400 baud modems in a 80386 box that I use with uucp,
and I occasionally resort to the above steps to log on to one of the
systems I poll. I experimented with this quite a bit when I set the modem
up, and never experienced the connection problems you describe.

Could this be a problem with older revisions of the firmware? Am I lucky
and you unlucky? Is this situation going to rise its ugly head some
time in the future? Modeming mind want to know! :-) Thanks in advance for
any information you can relay.
-- 
Steven C. Neighorn                tektronix!{psu-cs,reed}!qiclab!neighorn
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