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WLRIECHEL
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Posted - 4/27/2002 1:03:18 PM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message  WLRIECHELs Homepage
MORE INFORMATION ON MY MODEM AND WHERE I AM AT NOW.

IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY ADDITIONAL HELP OR SUGGESTION THAT WOULD BE GREAT!

I HAVE A SPORTSTER 0460 WITH ID # 66178781 IT SHOWS VERSION 4.7.32 AND OPTIONS OF V.34+, X2, V.90. IT IS NEW IN MY COMPUTER RUNNING WINDOWS 98 2ND. IT IS SET ON THE MODEM BOARD TO RUN AS PNP, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TO ID A COM PORT AND IS RUNNING V34 AS SHOWN IN MY MODEM LOG WITH CONNECT SPEEDS OF 21600 AND 24000. THE DRIVER THAT IS BEING USED SHOWS AS C:\WINDOWS\INF\MDM3COM.INF (SERIAL.VXD NO DATE). VERSION IN DEVICE MANAGER SHOWS 3COM 1.0.00. THERE IS ALSO A PLACE TO SET THE IRQ AT 2,3,4,5 OR 6, WHATEVER THAT MEANS.

MY ISP SUPPORTS V90 AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS MODEM TO RUN AT V90 WHICH I HOPE WILL MAKE IT FASTER? I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS BY INSTALLING A NEWER DRIVER OR TO FLASH IT, BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. I HAVE DOWNLOADED TO MY ZIP THE FOLLOWING FILES FROM USR: 1787 ZIP APPLICATION 45KB AND 661787 SETUP INFO FILE 48KB. WHICH WERE CALLED WINDOWS INSTALL FILES FOR OEM PRODUCT 661787. I HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH THEM, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY CONNECTION TO YOU OR THE INTERNET UNTIL I GET SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO.

I HAVE HAD BOTH A GVC AND LUCENT WIN MODEM IN ALSO. THE GVC WOULD ONLY GET 24600-28800 AND THE LUCENT 6.00 28800-31200 AFTER I HAD MY PHONE LINE CHECKED AND REPAIRED BY PHONE CO. PRIOR IT WAS 21600-26400 CONNECTION FOR BOTH. CURRENTLY WITH THE USR I AM GETTING 21600, BUT IT SEEMS TO RUN BETTER AT THIS SPEED THEN THE OTHERS DID AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

I HOPE WITH THIS INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO DO NEXT! REMEMBER I AM NOT TOO COMPUTER SMART AND WILL NEED SOME GOOD DIRECTIONS.

THANK YOU,

BILL

charles
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Posted - 4/27/2002 5:53:52 PM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message
I don't think flashing this modem will help in your connection speed problem.Seeing the problem was with other modems as well.What did the phone company do to your line? How much Ram do you have on this pc.Do a reboot go to the device manager,performance and how much resorces do you have.Also in device manager, double click computer and put a check in IRQ.What is sharing the IRQ with the modem? Post a modem log also.Might also try adding some commas after the isp number you dial like this 777-7777,,,,

Edited by - charles on 4/27/02 6:02:39 PM

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