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In Article<ph-2412951126390001@ppc100.his.com>, <ph@his.com> write:

> In article <NEWTNews.819649961.21503.dhsetzer@baa01306.slip.digex.net>,
> dhsetzer@access.digex.net wrote:
> 
> > Art US Robotics 28,800 modems to service the link over POTS lines.  The 
> > blinding fast throughput was great for short periods of time, but this
> is a 24 
> > hour link and the system would not run for 8 hours strait without a 
dropped 
> > carrier.
> > 
> > We finally had to back the modems off to 9600 in order to establish a 
stable 
> > link.
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised if the line doesn't drop now & then even at 9600 -
> there's enough weirdness going on in the B.A. network that this is pretty
> much routine.  I've been able to keep 28.8 links up for 4-5 days, but I've
> also seen periods (like after a rainy day) when they've dropped every few
> hours.  If your software can just re-dial, this isn't too serious - you'll
> be down for 30 seconds at a time while the modems reconnect, but usually
> this isn't a big problem.  
> 
> If you want solid reliability, consider a dedicated ISDN link.  B.A. will
> give you a flat-rate deal based on mileage.  ISDN is a lot more solid to
> start with, and if the link does go down, it'll come back up in about 0.8
> second so you probably won't even notice.  You also get a lot more
> bandwidth.  Of course, this isn't in the same cost category as a couple of
> modems and a POTS line ...
>  
> /Paul Heller
>  ph@his.com


Thanks for the information.  I will check out the redial option.  We use 
pcAnywhere and I am not sure if redial is supported.  I have got to keep this 
simple, the users are not very comfortable with computers.

I would love to try the ISDN option except for the high cost and the 
installation nightmares I have heard about.


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