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From: jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Modem problem
Keywords: 2400 baud procomm question
Message-ID: <773@starfish.Convergent.COM>
Date: 24 Oct 88 21:25:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: starfish.773
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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My company just provided me with a nice shiny new 2400 baud modem to use at
home with my pcat clone.  This is a Convergent DC-2400 model, which is an oem
version of an expensive Japanese brand (which mfg I do not know).  It is
supposed to be 100% Hayes compatible.  That is the good news.

The bad news is that so far I've only been able to access bulletin boards and
our computers at work at 1200 baud.  That is rather frustrating.  The
machines I'm accessing are absolutely definitely 2400 baud.  What happens
when I access at 2400 is:  Ringing, answer, carrier tones, squack, and
silence.  My (trial) procomm software reports CONNECT 2400/ARQ but no further
communication takes place.


My estimates of the possible causes of the problem are:
1.  My telephone lines in my house are 30 years old and have many owner
modifications, certainly not up to phone co. specs.  The line is used for
voice and data and has 1 old dial phone (wd50?) and a newer pushbutton model
on it.
2.  I could possibly be not initializing the modem correctly with the procomm
package. Could someone who is using procomm and a hayes compatible modem
please fill me in on what the command strings are best set to in the modem
setup screen; and also the line setup screen?

3.  Or lastly, the phone lines in my neighborhood may not be up to 2400 baud
usage; or the modem isn't as good as specified--in either of these cases I
have to surrender and accept 1200.

Can anyone help?


These opinions are mine.
Jerry.  (jerry@Starfish.Convergent.COM)
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