CA>>> it's really frustrating since I have changed nothing.
CA>>> Obviously the ISP is 'tinkering' with their end. I wish
CA>>> they would hire competent people, set it up, then LEAVE IT
CA>>> ALONE!

ml>> having worked with a few ISPs and seen this type of thing
ml>> happen, i will say that many of these problems happen when
ml>> they update the code in the "modem cards"... those cards
ml>> aren't like any conventional modem that we are used to...

 CA> --8<--cut

 CA> I'm not having _that_ problem. I connect a proper speeds I
 CA> meant the authentication 'connect' to the Internet isn't
 CA> happening.

then they may be having problems connecting to their radius authentication
server... i've seen some very wierd setups and all it takes is for one
thing to get out of whack...

ml>> back to the "modem cards"... most of them out there are
ml>> rockwell based... some are better than others... some code
ml>> versions are better than others... my USR Courier
ml>> v.everything would connect with one ISP at 50k+ first time,
ml>> every time... then they had equipment failure and i
ml>> switched to another ISP i used before... now its all i can
ml>> do to get a 33k6 connect with them... nothing changed on my
ml>> part... just the phone number dialed... i've been unable to
ml>> locate the USR BBS number to check that i can stil get 56k
ml>> like i used to do with them to verify that the local telco
ml>> hasn't screwed up something in the DSLAM just up the road...

 CA> I don't have the USR BBS number but they were sold to 3COM,
 CA> you might want to try a search on '3COM'?

3COM let them go back on their own... they are USR once again >

http://www.usr.com

 CA> This is all I could find that might be of interest to you?

yes and no... doesn't do me any good to try to test over the current
internet link as it is only connecting at 28k8 or so and not climbing
higher like can be done... my telco has fubar'd my lines... i'm positive of
it... i just have to get on their arses about it and get them to do
something about it...

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