Michael, at 03:44 on Jul 07 1996, you wrote to Russell Brooks...

MR> BTW what setting turns the modem noise to its lowest level. I've tried L1 
MR> and its still at ear-screechibng level. Any suggestions.

Other than trying L0, none at all.

MR> Also, are there any _special_ settings I could add to my init string to 
MR> assist the negotiation process to help me get consistent connects (even at 
MR> 26400 or 28800)

Many Rockwells have problems with V.42 negotiation, whilst some Hayes
modems have a faulty implementation of the 3429 symbol rate.  Try adding
S27=48 (disable V.42 detect phase) to your dialling string, or try
disabling the 3429 symbol rate (use ATS$ to find out which S-register
controls this function, as the newer Sportsters have had their registers
remapped).  If neither of those works, you may have to use &Nn to
restrict the initial link rate to something less than 28k8bps.  Good luck.

Regards, Bill
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