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From: jack@turnkey.TCC.COM (TCC Software Developer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Avatex 1200 Problems
Message-ID: <162@turnkey.TCC.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 88 23:30:14 GMT
References: <2485@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: jack@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Costa Mesa, CA
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In article <2485@bsu-cs.UUCP> elron@bsu-cs.UUCP (James P. Campbell) writes:
>I have recently have had problems with an Avatex 1200 modem.  It will not
>pick up carrier on a BBS I call quite often.  The Sysop recently switched 
>modems he was running the board with.  It is currently being run with a
>MultiTech 224E.  

James,
	I suspect that your problem originates in the fact that the BBS system
has changed over to Multitech. Our system uses 2 Multitech 224E's and I noticed
a problem connecting to certain systems. The origin of the problem is probably
the MNP protocol. In addition to the normal signal there is some data sent out
by the multitech to determine whether the other modem does MNP or not. On 
certain non-MNP modems this data causes the problem you are seeing. What we had
to do was to disable the MNP mode on the modems to effect connection in those
cases, and those connections were valuable enough to justify this.
	What I would suggest is that you contact the mentioned Sysop and see if
he would be willing to turn off MNP (he should know how) and then see if your
problem goes away. Short of doing that I don't know that there's anything else
you will be able to do, except buy a Multitech yourself :-}.

					Good luck,


-- 
Jack F. Vogel
Turnkey Computer Consultants, Costa Mesa, CA
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