Re: Modem Line Speeds, was Re: kppp on valium

[Tony Alfrey]

On Sunday 08 July 2001 09:37 am, Ronnie Gauthier wrote:
<snip>
> Modems can also be forced to not fallback, this is best used
> to force a redial to get a cleaner line, normally only a concern for
> those in rural areas where lines are usually poor. Some modems are
> better than others at handling line noise.

We are in a surprisingly rural area near a not-so-rural area (coastal 
mountains near sillycone valley) with notoriously bad phone lines.
>
> NOTE: Some 56K modems default to 26600 when they are unable to
> connect properly.

This seems to be what always happens on my COL 2.4 or windows box, 
which have two different 56K modems.

>
> Ronnie
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