MR´When online go into command mode by pressing +++ and then use the
  ´commands ati6i11y11 and this will display all the stats relating to
  ´the connect, line noise, transfer rates etc.

Thanks...Now how about 'esplain it... 

ati6i11y11
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Link Diagnostics...

Chars sent                  165      Chars Received            68169
Chars lost                    0
Octets sent                 161      Octets Received           62492
Blocks sent                  37      Blocks Received             726
Blocks resent                 0

Retrains Requested            0      Retrains Granted              0
Line Reversals                0      Blers                         6
Link Timeouts                 0      Link Naks                     0

Data Compression       V42BIS 2048/32
Equalization           Long
Fallback               Enabled
Protocol               LAPM 128/15
Speed                  26400/26400
Last Call              00:01:09

Disconnect Reason is DISC Received
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Link Diagnostics...

Modulation               V.34
Carrier Freq    ( Hz )   1829/1829
Symbol Rate              3200/3200
Trellis Code             64S-4D/16S-4D
Nonlinear Encoding       ON/OFF
Precoding                OFF/ON
Shaping                  ON/ON
Preemphasis     (-dB )   8/4
Recv/Xmit Level (-dBm)   31.9/12.1
SNR             ( dB )   34.6
Near Echo Loss  ( dB )   15.6
Far Echo Loss   ( dB )   27.1
Roundtrip Delay (msec)   5

Freq     Level

OK

John Duke  KE4TQP                   john.duke{at}nashville.com

 * 1st 2.00n #2317bt * 45ACP - Don't leave home without it.

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