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Article #43848Re: Problem: modem errors w/ disk cache
From: Ken Abrams
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 1990 23:19
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 1990 23:19
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In article <42900066@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu> dkchen@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu writes: > > Well, I use the smartdrv of Windows as disk cache on extended memory. > I also noticed the bad block problem when using xmodem and ymodem. > Sometimes the error rate can go as high as 20%. However, I never had > any problem using these transmitted files even though errors were > reported. I use Avatex 2400 external modem, if that matters. > >Dean The disk cache problem only occurs under certain conditions with HIGH SPEED modems (9600 and above). I doubt that this is a factor at 2400. More likely, I would think, that you have a defective modem or serial port or (much as I hate to mention it) a line noise problem. You aren't trying to do these transfers under Windows in the BACKGROUND are you? That combo doesn't work very well with most comm. programs especially on an AT or less. Come to think of it, I seem to remember that some comm. programs don't perform well under Windows even in the foreground. -- ======================================================== Ken Abrams uunet!pallas!kabra437 Illinois Bell kabra437@athenanet.com Springfield (voice) 217-753-7965
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!pallas!kabra437 From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Problem: modem errors w/ disk cache Message-ID: <306@pallas.athenanet.com> Date: 9 Mar 90 23:19:12 GMT References: <1421@oak8.UUCP> <42900066@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams) Organization: Athenanet, Inc., Springfield, Illinois Lines: 24