> Dialing into our PM2's at 33.6 and the problem went away, so we did some
> research. (For a detailed explaining of our problems, check back about
> 2+ weeks for a LONG post I put up..) Here's what we've done to MOSTLY
> correct the problem... mostly.. Note these are CLIENT side fixes... I
> WISH there was a PM3 fix.
Which ComOS are you using? They keep releasing more and more fixes for
these types of problems. If you are running 3.7.2 and still having
problems, please open phoned in trouble tickets with Livingston.
> #1 - disable V42-bis,LAPM, and go to MNP5, etc. Used "%c1\n5" on Zoom/Supra
> modems
*nod* that gets around the problems the PM3 has run across and may still
have a big of with V.42bis/LAPM. You can also use STAC compression for
the least latency.
> #2 - disable IP header compression
Interesting that this would make a difference.. haven't fooled around with
Quake on our PM3 much myself.
> These two steps together eliminated 95% of the problems. We still get an
> occasional "PAUSE" but at least now most of our connections don't DROP.
>
> Also, we've recently include a step #3, which is "Enable Software
> Compression" now that we have a Stacker Card (THANK YOU LE! 1+1=3!!) and
> our quake players are VERY happy with that, since it's lowered their
> latency considerably.
Aah indeed. Is it worth getting for users other than Quake and other game
players?
> For what it's worth, 95% of our "beta test" 56k group are Quake players,
> so this is VERY important to us, from both a personal and commerical
> standpoint.
Woah.
> These steps have created a hefty bandaid for the problem, so let's hope
> it's solved, like the "admin modems" problem in 3.7.3.
3.7.3 isn't even released. You mean 3.7 and 3.7.1? The ADMIN bugs and
DOWN bug are totally fixed in ComOS 3.7.2.
- Steve
- Systems Manager
- Community Internet Access, Inc.
- Gallup and Grants, New Mexico
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