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Article #45Re: Win 95 DUN Problems with Sportster 28.8 and my ISP
From: Rich Hansen
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 00:00
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The same thing happened to me. Make sure that "log on to network" is not selected under the properties for your Dial-up networking icon. I now get a stable connection almost all the time. Matt Maurano wrote: > > First, best will disconect you after about 10 minutes of inactivity. > > Seconde, try checking your phone line. Except for the bug someone else > mentioned, USR modems are highly reliable. > > On 14 Apr 1997 02:02:13 GMT, small@abomb.com (Matt Small) wrote: > > > > >I keep getting disconnected from my ISP (Best), and am getting increasingly > >frustrated trying to find an answer as to why. Every now and then I get a > >fine, normal, stable connection. But about 5 out of 6 calls end suddently > >after 2-30 minutes with this message: > > > >"Connection to Best SF was terminated. Reconnect/Cancel." > > > >Best tech support suggested my settings were somehow off, but if they are, I > >don't know how. I've been using the same DUN Sportster driver for almost 2 > >years, and only began to experience problems about 3 or 4 months ago. I don't > >know what changed then, but Best assures me nothing's wrong at THEIR end, and > >if I changed something, I don't know what it is. > > > >My COM port settings seem fine, as do my modem and TCP/IP settings. The only > >thing I can think of is that maybe new drivers will help...but as far as I > >can tell, there aren't any serial or USR Sportster 28.8 drivers newer than the > >ones I have. > > > >If someone could point me in the right direction, I would be eternally > >grateful. Please replies to <small@abomb.com>. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Matt Small > >small@abomb.com > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ff62,c248da99d81430ad X-Google-Attributes: gid10ff62,public X-Google-Thread: 10dc12,c248da99d81430ad X-Google-Attributes: gid10dc12,public X-Google-Thread: 109e3d,c248da99d81430ad X-Google-Attributes: gid109e3d,public X-Google-Thread: 105ed0,c248da99d81430ad X-Google-Attributes: gid105ed0,public X-Google-Thread: 11b3de,c248da99d81430ad X-Google-Attributes: gid11b3de,public X-Google-Thread: f669e,c248da99d81430ad X-Google-Attributes: gidf669e,public From: Rich Hansen <rich@whichway.com> Subject: Re: Win 95 DUN Problems with Sportster 28.8 and my ISP Date: 1997/05/25 Message-ID: <338893FE.53B6@whichway.com> X-Deja-AN: 243865091 Distribution: best References: <5is375$3ka$1@nntp2.ba.best.com> <33870e66.63582156@nntp.best.com> Reply-To: rich@whichway.com Newsgroups: best.bugs,best.windows95,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm