Re: "connection timed out" problem

ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin) wrote in
news:slrne32vf4.5v5.ibuprofin@compton.phx.az.us:

> On Mon, 03 Apr 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.security.firewalls, in
> article <12319vgjes7u0a4@corp.supernews.com>, Skywise wrote:
>
>>OK...my old modem is a USR Sporster 56k external on the com port.
>>Runs like a champ. I've had it for about 7 years or so.
>
> Built like a tank - gets the same mileage. ;-)
>
>>The new modem is a USR 56K USB.
>
> In both cases, they really do have specific model numbers. The first one
> is probably a 5686-03, or a 5605. Not sure about the new one - my
> understanding is that they are all using the same Texas Instrument chip
> sets.

5686-04. The new one is a 5633A.

I much prefer the older one. A bit slower on uploads. A small price
to pay for the ability to control the damned modem.

>>The old modem has the commands to set max and min connect speeds.
>
> AT&Nxx and AT&Uxx which you can see using the 'AT$' and 'AT&$'
> commands.
>
>>The new modem does not have those commands so therefore it always
>>connects at a high speed, and eventually I'd lose it.
>
> Did you check using the $ commands?

Believe it or not, the new modem doesn't even support $ commands!!!

I had to rely on the published command list in the docs. Even so,
I tried the &N &U commands anyway but got errors.

Brian

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