On Aug 24 17:34, 1997, Jim Lawler of 1:115/50 wrote:
JL> Thanks for the advice. I am using Qmodem (in and out of win 3.10) amd I 
do 
JL> have my "Baud" rate set higher than the 33.6 the modem is suposed to be 
at, 
JL> however I thought that was standard practice and the "handshaking" is 
JL> suposed to set the baud rate?? At any rate, I don't have anything in my 
JL> Boca Modem docs that say anything about a fixed or locked baud rate. 
Also, 
JL> where can I find cybercom.drv? and I don't have any modem driver 
installed 
JL> in my config.sys the only thing I have as far as drivers for the modem is 
JL> this plug-n-play driver which does not apply to me as I have the modem 
set 
JL> as non plug and play.
The first thing to do is get everything working from straight DOS - avoid 
Windows and the complexities that causes.  When you've got everything working 
properly in DOS, then consider tackling Windows.
"Handshaking" between the modems (actually "negotiation") determines the 
speed the modems will operate at with each other - it doesn't affect the 
speed between the port and the modem, which should be fixed, and higher than 
the maximum connect speed of the modems.  Use 57,600 or better for a 33.6 
modem.
Check you modem docs for "speed buffering".  Sometimes the &Q0 setting, but 
it varies from modem to modem.  "No speed buffering" means the modem will 
change it's speed to the PC to match the connect speed, and operate "straight 
through".  You _don't_ want this - you want "speed buffering".
CYBERCOM.DRV is available in the files area of most BBS systems.  You put it 
in  the system.ini directory replacing the line:  comm.drv=comm.drv with 
comm.drv=cybercom.drv.  The docs that come with it explain all this - but you 
only need it if your running a DOS comm program from Windows.
Rick
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