Re: (PM) Rockwell HCF modems
Anton (flint@infoblvd.net)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:35:18 -0500
At 03:34 PM 2/10/99 +0200, Kimmo Jaskari wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 pmaster@sentex.net wrote:
>
>> >> > We have many users with Rockwell HCF based modems, and they all
>> >> >appear to be having trouble connecting to our PM3's with ComOs 3.8.2.
>> >> >Does anyone have an Init String that provides good results with these
>>
>> >They also seem very sensitive to the condition of the phone lines; I have
>> >seen many instances where any HCF modem works well (albeit with high ping
>> >times usually) from one location, but absolutely refuses from another.
>>
>> In my case with the Acer and the Diamond, the only thing that changed was
>> the modem... i.e., same computer, same telephone line, same PRIs dialed
>> into... Thinking it was just a bad Acer, I tried 2 others with pretty well
>> the same results.
>
>Could have been modem "bios" version - we currently have problems with
>Aztech's offering with HCF - the software for it is version 2.1.2.123, and
>in my experience, anything below 2.1.2.134 or 135 is pretty much crap.
>Granted, even at that software version they are crap, but slightly less
>crap than at the lower version. ;)
>
>Can't seem to find any upgrade to the latest code on their site either
>so now I have to deal with several dozen irate people who bought these
>Aztech crap modems unwittingly with their computers.
>
>Mvh,
> Kimmo.
>--
This may not help this situation. The Aztech MDP-7800-u modem has been a
very reliable modem as far as connections and throughput go for us..
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