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

2001-07-10 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Tuesday 10 July 2001 04:25 am, Mike Andrew wrote: > On Tuesday 10 July 2001 12:06, Tony Alfrey wrote: > > We are in a surprisingly rural area near a not-so-rural area > > (coastal mountains near sillycone valley) with notoriously bad > > phone lines. > > You talking about Spanish Town or Lindam

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

2001-07-10 Thread Mike Andrew
On Tuesday 10 July 2001 12:06, Tony Alfrey wrote: > We are in a surprisingly rural area near a not-so-rural area (coastal > mountains near sillycone valley) with notoriously bad phone lines. You talking about Spanish Town or Lindamar/Pacifica? -- http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

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

2001-07-09 Thread Net Llama
--- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 09 July 2001 08:37 pm, Net Llama wrote: > > --- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sunday 08 July 2001 09:37 am, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Modems can also be forced to not fallback, this is best used > > > > to f

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

2001-07-09 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Monday 09 July 2001 08:37 pm, Net Llama wrote: > --- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 08 July 2001 09:37 am, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: > > > > > > > Modems can also be forced to not fallback, this is best used > > > to force a redial to get a cleaner line, normally only a conc

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

2001-07-09 Thread Net Llama
--- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 08 July 2001 09:37 am, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: > > > 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.

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

2001-07-09 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Sunday 08 July 2001 09:37 am, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: > 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

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

2001-07-08 Thread Mike Andrew
On Monday 09 July 2001 02:37, Tony Alfrey wrote: > Is the modem smart enough to know when the phone line is capable > (bandwidth-wise) of supporting a high data rate? It's a two part answer. The modems negotiate between themselves, to 'discover' what speed each can handle and which protocol the

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

2001-07-08 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
When modems connect some of the squealing you hear is the modems negotiating what speed they will connect at. Factors are the speed of the modem on the other end, and the line conditions, among others. The modems can step down, ~fallback~, to a lower speed, dirty lines will result in a lower conne

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

2001-07-08 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Sunday 08 July 2001 11:07, Tony Alfrey wrote: > On Sunday 08 July 2001 02:11 am, Mike Andrew wrote: > > On Sunday 08 July 2001 14:45, Tony Alfrey wrote: > > > Both distros now set at 38K. I'll try 57K, but they already act > > > differently. > > > > You MUST set your "line speed" to "one more"

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

2001-07-08 Thread Tony Alfrey
On Sunday 08 July 2001 02:11 am, Mike Andrew wrote: > On Sunday 08 July 2001 14:45, Tony Alfrey wrote: > > Both distros now set at 38K. I'll try 57K, but they already act > > differently. > > You MUST set your "line speed" to "one more" than your "connection > speed". Period. How much 'more' is i

Modem Line Speeds, was Re: kppp on valium

2001-07-08 Thread Mike Andrew
On Sunday 08 July 2001 14:45, Tony Alfrey wrote: > Both distros now set at 38K. I'll try 57K, but they already act > differently. You MUST set your "line speed" to "one more" than your "connection speed". Period. How much 'more' is immaterial. If you fail to do so, you will never, and can *nev