Re: Strange Modem Behavor

Tim Flavin (crlmail@mail1.i1.net)
Fri, 24 Nov 1995 23:13:11 -0600 (CST)

On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, Patrick Greenwell wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, Tim Flavin wrote:
>
> > I have an odd one, a few users running USR Sportster 14.4's get weird
> > responce from my USR Sportster 28.8's when transfering large files. I
> > have another bank of USR v.everythings and if I have one of those users
> > try that bank it seems to work fine.
> >
> > The strange thing is they will request a large binary off a news group,
> > the system starts to send it, but it gets sent in spurts, 5 seconds of
> > sending, then 30 seconds of inactivity on the port. I have a default
> > init string on my end, except I have an &k3 to disable MNP5, but other
> > than that, everything is default on the sportsters and couriers.
> >
> > I have the PM2e's set for rts/cts on, xon/xoff off, and the port speed at
> > 115200 on all the ports.
> >
> > Tim Flavin
> >
>
> Sounds vaguely like "spiral death syndrome." Check the dates on the ROMS,
> and contact USR if necessary.
>

All have current ROM's, checked all the stupid things first :)

Tim Flavin