-=> /* Quoting Ben Gaines to Ettore Casagrande */ <=-
 BG> Problem: When I connect to most bbses  higher speeds> I get horrible lag. The modem will
 BG> pause from a few second to a minute or so. I h tried
 BG> two different phone lines and several different init
 BG> codes . Does
 BG> anyone have any suggestions?
 EC> Ok, i may seem like a fool but here goes.  Do you
 EC> happen to have your mouse the same IRQ?  Or do you
 EC> have call waiting?  I am sorry if i am seeming a
 EC> little obvious but those are my main two reasons for
 EC> modem lag Also, incorrect settings (jumpers) do that
 EC> too I've found that the best init string for 33.6's is
 EC> simply ATZ, or AT&F - AT
 BG> I don't have a mouse  I
 BG> know my jumpers are  fine, and I don't have call
 BG> waiting. I've solved the problems for the most  part
 BG> by connecting at lower speeds on some bbses, but I'll
 BG> try those, thanks.
If your computer is really *that* old, the commport UART's
are probably not capable of supporting more than around
9600 or 19200 bps.  If so, it could account for your
problems and also why it works well at lower speeds (below
19200bps).
-Frank
(fsexton@xpert.net - http://www.concentric.net/~fsexton)
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