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Re: Eureka! (was Re: Is it my Mac, my modem, my line or Demon?)

#411
From: Bob Kenyon
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:00
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In article <bob-1901990207380001@raspbrry.demon.co.uk>,
bob@raspbrry.demon.co.uk (Bob Kenyon) wrote:

> I've done two things:
> 
> (a) used the AT&F&D init string so that my string now reads:
> AT&F&D  \V1
> 
> (b) followed some advice to...
> > > > btw, I've had lots of problems logging on myself, and one thing that
> > > > looks like it *might* be helping is changing (in the `advanced LCP
> > > > options bit) both Protocol Field Compression and addr/ctrl field
> > > > compression to `will' only (both local and remote).

[snip]

> I'm [now succesfully and without any line drops] connecting to the Energis 
> beta number and getting error
> correction, compression, K56, transmit at 28800 and receive at 40000.

I tried (a) reverting the init string to AT&F1 and (b) turning the two
"want" fields back on. Doing EITHER of these gives me immediate line
drops. Putting back the changes gives me back a trouble free line.

-- 
Regards Bob,

Bob Kenyon
email: bob@raspbrry.demon.co.uk
To er is human, to moo bovine.
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From: bob@raspbrry.demon.co.uk (Bob Kenyon)
Subject: Re: Eureka! (was Re: Is it my Mac, my modem, my line or Demon?)
Date: 1999/01/20
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