Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:01:37 -0000
From: "Chris Weinbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3COM 56k/Ethernet Card
Sorry if I gave anyone a bum steer.
I've been thrilled with my 3COM REM56G-100 Card running in my 110ct. I
don't have any experience with other models.
I know the ones I have can be a real pain to install without the right
software, but have always had them work great with the drivers from the 3COM
site.
Chris
>From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Problems with 50CT and 3COM 56k/Ethernet Card
>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 15:39:37 -0800
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>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 23:34:07 -0000
>From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Problems with 50CT and 3COM 56k/Ethernet Card
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>>From: "Dave Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>I Bought the same Card a while back I found that my simple tech card works
>>better so I have thrown the 3com into my Junk Box
>>Dave
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>Oh great... What did you pay for your 3Com card? And is the SimpleTech
>card a 56k/Ethernet combo card? If it works for you, I may see if I can
>return this 3COM, and try to find your card somewhere.
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>Hopefully someone out there may still have an answer for what's going on
>with there being no settings for an interrupt address of memory range in my
>PCIC settings. Yes?
>
>Matt
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mattzacson Last Name [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 9:50 PM
>>To: Libretto
>>Subject: Problems with 50CT and 3COM 56k/Ethernet Card
>>
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>>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 18:44:57 -0800
>>From: "mattzacson Last Name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Problems with 50CT and 3COM 56k/Ethernet Card
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>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>Hotmail is messing up their already messed up system by installing some
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>>First of all, let me remind people that I'm working on a 50CT.
>>
>>Last week I mentioned that I was ordering a 3COM Megahertz 56k/Ethernet
>>Combo card. Someone else (forgive my forgetting your name) was having
>>problems getting a Megahertz card running in their Libretto. I've been 3
>>days now, and have run up against a brick wall with 3COM support.
>>
>>I got the 3COM Megahertz 3CCFEM556 56K/Ethernet PC card that I mentioned
>>seeing at the Centrex International website (www.centrex.com ... or
>>www.centrex-intl.com?). After installing the drivers, I was only
>>connecting
>>at 24,000 bps, and tested transfer rates consistently at 2.3 - 2.4 K
>>Bytes/sec. while doing back to back tests with my old 33.6K modem that
>>consistently showed transfer speeds of 2.9K Bytes/sec..
>>
>>In 3 rounds of calls to 3COM tech support, as per their advice, I:
>>
>> 1. Flashed the card to upgrade it to the V.90 specifications
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>> 2. Removed this card's drivers and installed the drivers for the
>> 3CCFEM556B (with the added 'B' there) modem.
>>
>> 3. Tryed forcing the modem's connection speed with the following AT
>> commands:
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>> AT&U20
>> ATZ
>> AT&F
>> AT&F2
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>>None of the above resulted in getting a connection faster than 24000 bps.
>>
>>The last call with 3COM ended at looking in Device Manager under "PCMCIA
>>Socket" where we looked at the properties for the "PCIC or compatible
>>PCMCIA
>>controller". Under the "Resources" tab of those properties, the 3COM tech
>>person said that my settings were missing configurations for an interrupt
>>request, and a memory range. The only item listed under "Resources" was:
>>
>> Input/Output Range 03E0-03E1
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>>Also, under the properties for "Computer" where the interrupts are listed,
>>we noticed that there was nothing assigned to IRQ9. However the tech
>>person
>>said that infrequently this setting may actually be there, but is hidden
>>
>>The 3COM tech support person said I should ask Toshiba (so I'm here asking
>>you guys!) about "any advice on reassigning resources" for this 50CT, and
>>suggested the following:
>>
>>_Finding out if a utility exists to reconfigure these resources.
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>>_Also to check for a BIOS upgrade, although I'm pretty sure (not certain)
>>I
>>have in fact upgraded that in the past.
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>>_Also I should check to find out if these resources can be set manually in
>>BIOS.
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>>_And last, I should check to see if there is a procedure for removing the
>>existing settings for this "PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller" in
>>Device
>>Manager, and then reinstalling them.
>>
>>A couple of their support reps thought that this 75MHz CPU just might not
>>have the power to get this modem up to speed. The modem DOES in fact have
>>a
>>hardware controller, I checked with them on that. And I imagine many of
>>you
>>have managed to get 56K modems working in their 50CTs, right?
>>
>>The other thing I'd like to do if I can find a friend with another
>>notebook,
>>is to try setting up this card in a different system to see if the card
>>might be faulty.
>>
>>Phew... well, thanks a lot folks. I'm crossing my fingers.
>>
>>Matt
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