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

#412
From: Andy Hewitt
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:00
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Bob Kenyon <bob@raspbrry.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> 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.

I think I get the 'flow' here! If I read it right you've set the modem
to more or less default, and have resolved the issue - need any more be
said?

Funny enough, I set FreePPP to init at AT&F&D (as per the Pace manual)
after trying the FreePPP 'auto init' setting and increased my connection
speeds.

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From: a.hewitt@net.ntl.com (Andy Hewitt)
Subject: Re: Eureka! (was Re: Is it my Mac, my modem, my line or Demon?)
Date: 1999/01/20
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