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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 20:05:26 -0600 (CST)
From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>
To: Vijay Konkimalla <vjmrudula@worldnet.att.net>
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Subject: Re: USRobotics 33.6 data/fax modem
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Hmm... is a getty running on the port? Is echoing and progress reporting
turned on at the modem? Is the port using hardware flow control?

-- Jay

On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Vijay Konkimalla wrote:

->hi,
->
->I have a working USrobotics 33.6 data/fax internal modem (not a
->winmodem) on com3 irq 5. The FreeBSD version is 2.2-RELEASE running 
->on a Gateway mini-desktop 486/dx2 66 machine. (motherboard Intel 
->Classic R MBD 0048B02)
->
->
->When i try to connect using ppp or kermit, the system hangs. With PPP
->dial or term commands, it waits for ever and i never get back the
->control. I have to resort to hardware RESET. During boot-up time it sees
->the port sio2 and recognizes that
->it as 16550A.
->
->On the same system, i had used USR 14.4kbps data modem without any
->problem.
->
->I have been trying to find a fix and would appreciate your suggestions.
->
->(PS. The same problem exists on 2.1/2.1.5/2.1.6/2.2-GAMMA releases.)
->
->
->-- 
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->Vijay/Mrudula
->
->vjmrudula@worldnet.att.net
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