AGAIN: (PM) MWave 33.6 modems

John Lange (microjl@palacenet.net)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:46:00 -0500

HI

Looks like you really did some research to get these, however IBM (go
figure) says these links don't work because of server problems.

Anyone have any additional suggestions on MWave problems besides
replacement or lost customers.

JOhn :}

At 12:17 PM 5/7/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>> > We've been seeing an issue with the MWave modems that I was wondering if
>> > anyone else has seen it and/or found a fix to it.
>> >
>> > We installed the V.90 on our Portmaster's on Friday morning. We had
>> > several users call with connection problems that had an MWave Modem,
>> > upgraded to a 33.6. The only way we have been able to get these modems
>> > connected was to have the user place 5 commas after the phone number.
>> > The average connection for the MWave modems is now 14.4kps and a couple
>> > of 19.2kps.
>> >
>> > Anyone else seeing this? Any ideas on a fix?
>
>Hello,
>
>We too have had problems with MWave modems. We have found a fix that
>appears to work reliably. Disconnection problems are 100% cured and
>speeds have been dramatically improved.
>
>Go to:
>http://www3.pc.ibm.com/techinfo/116be.html
>
>These are the level 20D drivers for most A, C and M series Aptiva
>computers (which covers most of the computers with MWave modems).
>
>You must follow the README.TXT file that comes with the setup program
>and follow it's instructions EXACTLY.
>
>If you are unable to get the 7.9MB setup file on this IBM, you can
>use another computer to download the individual floppy disk images.
>These are available at:
>http://www3.pc.ibm.com/techinfo/9dbe.html
>
>There is also a patch update available for use after installing the
>level 20D drivers for improved software compatibility. We have never
>had any problems after applying the 20D drivers, so have no working
>experience with the patch which is available at:
>http://www3.pc.ibm.com/techinfo/10c8a.html
>
>If the machine on which you are working is specifically mentioned as
>one that cannot use the 20D drivers, you can get the level 20E
>drivers by visiting:
>http://www3.pc.ibm.com/techinfo/35ee.html
>
>I hope this information helps you as much as it helped us...
>
>Christopher Ostmo
>a.k.a. costmo@rosenet.net
>Rosenet, Inc.
>
>For a good time,
>http://modems.rosenet.net/
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