Re: Multilink PPP & RFC 1717 (fwd)

Stephen Fisher (lithium@cia-g.com)
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 11:34:25 -0600 (MDT)

On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, MegaZone wrote:

> Once upon a time Stephen Fisher shaped the electrons to say...
> >What!? The PM3 has supported 33.6k for a *long* time.. as of ComOS 3.5c2.
> >The only fallback is that the max it gets at this time is 33.6k sending
> >and 31.2k receiving. This should be fixed with the Lucent cards next week
>
> Here on the list we know enough to put it in context. Well, those of us
> who have been here for a while do -I know new foks can get confused.
>
> But, unless I'm the confused one this time, officially we still support
> 28.8. Yes, the current code can do 33.6K - sometimes it even hits it
> bidirectional - but not reliably. So we weren't claiming it.

I worded that wrong, knew it once I got to bed. I realize that Livingston
does not support/guarantee 33.6k speeds but it is possible with the
current code.

> But you are also correct that the new modem cards are the real 33.6K
> solution. Sinve *everyone* should be upgrading (if you haven't
> registered, go to the web and do so), and the old cards will not be
> developed for further, that's the best move.

Can't wait....:)

- Steve
- Systems Manager
- Community Internet Access, Inc.
- Gallup and Grants, New Mexico