Re: PC-Tel Based Modems Hang on Connecting to PM3
Jean-Francois Laplante (jeff@bbsi.net)
Sat, 26 Jul 1997 12:40:31 -0700
At 17:42 97-07-25 -0600, you wrote:
>I've run into about four different PC-Tel chipset, Plug & Pray modems, that
>will hang the entire computer after handshaking. They connect at 2400 baud
>just fine, but 19200 and up causes the system to hang. I've seen it happen
>with 28.8 and 33.6 PNP modems from different manufacturers.
>
>The modems will handshake, seemingly fine until the very end; about 1
>second after the handshake sounds like it has terminated a steady tone
>appears and Windows 95 immediately crashes to a complete halt (no
>Ctl-Alt-Dlt, no mouse, no keyboard) the only thing you can do is power
>cycle or reset the computer.
>
>This is a very ugly situation. We're using PM3's, CT1 (trunk side), B8ZS,
>ESF, Wink Start and running pm3_3.5.1b20 on all three of our units.
>
>Any ideas, or are we going to have to wait until the new DSP's arrive?
I've seen the same problem many times. I solved it by using version 2.16
of the PC Tel drivers.
Good luck.
JF.
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