Re: Using 2-er's with 14,400 modems

Stephen Fisher (lithium@cia-g.com)
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 18:56:54 -0600 (MDT)

I had that problem with part of my analog pool which are still Sportsters
(33.6k) they're only "stable" at 38.4k while I run my Cardinals at 115.2k.
Stupid USRs...

On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Ron Long wrote:

> Sounds like you already answered the question... My first guess is speed
> problem. I had this problem with some modems a long time ago. Are all
> the ports set to 57600? I found that setting them to 115200 added no
> performance, and a ton of "garbage" to the incoming users.
>
> Second thing I would check would be cables.
>
>
> System Operations wrote:
> >
> > We were trying to fire up a pm2-er30 with some old USR 14,400 Sportster
> > modems as a back-up unit.
> >
> > When we followed all instructions, and used the recommended modem init
> > string on the asynch ports, users would just get garbage strings rather
> > than a greeting string or a request to logon. PAP was unsuccessful.
> >
> > Sounds like a speed incompatibility...but....any suggestions?
> >
> > Can a pm2 handle these slower modems on their asynch ports?
> >
> > Arvo P Koppel
> > System Administrator.
> >
> > System Operations Tel:(250)782-5128
> > sysop@pris.bc.ca Out-of-Town 1-800-768-3311
> > Peace Region Internet Society
>
> --
> Ron Long
> WNSC
> System Administrator