Hi Bob,
In a message to All you wrote:
 BS> Well now....I have a little debate going on with my uplink....
 BS> maybe someone can iron it out for me (us) ....
 BS> When Modem A (lets' say a USR 56K) calls modem B (say a Zoom
 BS> 14.4), which modem establishes the highes possible connect rate? 
 BS>  Which is at fault when ending up as CONNECT 1200TX, or NO 
 BS> CARRIER?
Either one.  The two modems "negotiate" the connection parameters, and 
_either end_ may say "Whoa!  Enough!".
Rick
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