The new Connect-Info attribute doesn't get sent in all accounting
packets. It looks like only non-56K get Connect-Info set; K56flex
connections don't get a Connect-Info attribute, although many times
users with K56flex modems that only connect at v.34 speeds also
do not get the attribute set.
The release notes state that 3.7 does not support speeds above 28800
on "True Digital" modems. This is not correct. We've been seeing
many connections at 31200 and 33600 on both units. On a related
note, is there any way of seeing separate transmit and receive speeds?
Or does the PM3 not support asymmetric speeds?
WHY do K56flex connections appear as "42K" or "50K" in the "show modem"
table? Doesn't ANYONE at Livingston care about consistency in displays?
It doesn't show 24000bps connections as "24K". So what if it's a
K56flex protocol connection... it STILL should show the speed the same
way. This sort of thing makes it more difficult to write scripts that
read those tables. (This one is part of a planned rant on general ComOS
consistency issues, but I wanted to get it in here anyway.)
Is it just me, or should the "Disconnect" field in "show modems" be
cleared on modems that currently have active connections? It looks
strange to have modems with active connections show "LOST CARRIER"
or "CIRCUIT DISCONNECT". Presumably, this is the disconnect reason
for the PREVIOUS connection. Maybe they should say "ACTIVE" instead?
This one is more of a feature request, but how about making it so that
the "set modem off" command will not take a modem out of service until
the current connection is dropped? Our Multitech analog rack modems
have busy-out switches that do this, and it is VERY convenient for
taking lines out of service without affecting connected users; when they
disconnect, the line will go busy automatically. This way, users
don't get dropped unnecessarily. If you DO want to drop users, you can
always do "set m3 off", followed by "reset m3".
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