On Apr 02 21:32, 1996, Paul Edwards of 3:711/934.9 wrote:

PE>> 6. Major problem - modem failed to connect and then failed to hang
PE>> up!  Here is the log:

MP>>  I rang the bbs the first time with MNP-10 enabled but my modem never
MP>> connected. The second call I disasbled MNP-10 but your modem still
MP>> connected with MNP-10. After connecting, binkley on my end sent its

PE> Perhaps you didn't disable MNP-10 properly, or your modem has a bug
PE> there?  Someone else might like to jump in and verify that the calling
PE> modem should be able to disable MNP-10 from their end, it's not 
PE> something that the called modem is allowed to force on you (of course

 Well I doubt Microcom would muck up their own protocol. Also I should
be able to disable MNP10 at my end by using at-k0 but all that results
in is the modem failing to ever connect so I have to disable it by forcing
a V.42 connect which means I cant connect to your modem with just MNP4 which
I should be able to do.

PE> it can't force that on you, you may not support MNP-10!).  Yeah, it
PE> definitely has to be either you made a typo, or you have a bug.  Have
PE> you played with that before?

PE> How about we agree on 12pm-2pm on Saturday and Sunday is the time where
PE> you can try to break my modem again.  I would like to see any MNP-10
PE> theories you have to be applied in full.  Basically, as I say below in
PE> my modified Netcomm problem 6 below, I want anyone who has MNP-10 to
PE> give it a go.  Using afterconn would be nice too.

MP>> afterconn string to get stats after my modem went back online my end
MP>> never got a YooHoo and in the end binkley hung up. On my next call I
MP>> disabled the afterconn but I could never get through to you as it was
MP>> busy the whole time. Later that night I connected perfectly. BTW I've

PE> Was that the first time you used MNP10 and the first time you used
PE> afterconn or what?

 I've being using MNP10/V42BIS for almost every call to you and afterconn
ever since I found some undocumented commands in the Microcom rom code.

MP>> got about 200k of detailed logs of my calls if you want them but none
MP>> of the dates or times are correct in them.

PE> Not related to Nostradamus by any chance?  :-)  I don't have a use

 No. But finding the place in the logs was easy as I stopped using afterconn
after that call. The clock in my computer is completely stuffed. The only
thing reliable it does is move forward.

PE> for the stats at the moment (I don't know what to do with them), so
PE> no, I don't need them at the moment.  If you want to detail problems
PE> you are having connecting to my Netcomm, that's a different story.
PE> You've noted one already, failure to connect when having MNP-10
PE> enabled.  If you can give me more info, like 30% of your calls fail,

 Well I've never realy had a failed call. Most calls fail during the call.
The best connect I've had to the netcom is 24.0 which often during the call
drops to 19.2kps. Also I often get retrains during the call that take 20-40
seconds and unless I connect with MNP10 the retrains seem to be ignored by
the netcomm, well at least the speed doesn't change on the display. The last
thing is with the USR I got 28.8kps most times with the occasional 26.4kps
never getting any retrains.

Matthew Parker
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