Subj : Dial-up modem To : All From : Digital Man Date : Sun Feb 19 2012 03:48 pm Re: Dial-up modem By: Digital Man to All on Fri Feb 10 2012 01:10 am > Re: Dial-up modem > By: Digital Man to All on Wed Feb 08 2012 12:32 am > > The new ($12 external USB) modem came today and it appears to be working > *better* than the internal (GVC PCI): I can at least make a connection from > a remote system, but the best rate I've been able to achieve was > 28800/21600, rather than the 33600/33600 that I would expect. Please let me > know your experiences with the new modem and I'll be keeping an eye on the > logs. It might be time to bring an old-fashioned USR external modem out of > retirement. The driver for this USB modem is causing my system to lockup, so I'm not going to be using it. I'll be switching to an old-fashioned RS-232 external modem this week. digital man Synchronet "Real Fact" #18: The first Synchronet BBS (Vertrauen) went live in July of 1991 (replacing WWIV). Norco, CA WX: 57.6øF, 55.0% humidity, 4 mph NW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs .