BG> I used to force MNP with Paul's S2, but have found out two things
BG> since. Firstly, the Spirit's MNP is actually _slower_ than LAPM,
BG> and secondly, the LAPM detect phase is the first tried for, which
BG> should therefore allow a faster negotiation.  It does, but only by
BG> a couple of seconds at best.
PE> Trev is claiming that MNP4 has now sped up quite a bit with the Thunder.
PE> I haven't seen that myself.  Perhaps a few of you Sportsters (especially
PE> local ones), would like to try out MNP4 to see what CPS rates you get.

ROFL...I was in at PC94 today and wandered past the MBE stand.
I asked the guy what a "Spirit Thunder" was all about and he said it
was a 19k2 Spirit. I then asked him if it worked any better than a
"normal Spirit". His reply was, "It works the
same"...ROFL...L...L...L

Good luck, Brenton

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