From: "Khile T. Klock" 
Subject: Re: Wirdness with SFM 28.8 (Ext)
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Bob Lotspeich wrote:
> 
>  -=> KHILE KLOCK wrote to KLOCKK@WSADMIN2.CV.HP.COM concerning Wirdness 
ith
> SFM 28.8 (Ext) <=-
> 
>  ->   When I have CID turned on, I end up with something like this....
>  ->     Ring
>  ->     Ring
>  ->       
>  ->     No Answer
>  ->     Connect 21600 ......
>  -> It's really weird.. It also likes to hang up on people all the time! 
-(
>  KK> Can someone help here? Il'd really like a modem that works. :-(
> 
> It may not be your modem, but rather your front-end. I use a SFM 28.8
> (flashed to a 33.6) with Portal of Power (front-end), and have had no
> problems whatsoever over the last year-and-a-half. Your problem may
> be line noise, or a Binkley config problem.
> 
> I don't know if this is standard for CID, but my teleco (GTE) sends
> the CID info after the first ring, and before the second ring. For
> Portal to permanently record it, I had to set my logging level to
> Level 5. I set Portal to two rings before logging user on to the BBS,
> and the SFM is set to answer on one ring.
> 
> Looking at your example above, Binkley could be timing out if you told
> it to answer after the first ring. Try setting it to answer after
> three rings (in your case), and/or allowing it more time to make the
> connection.  I allow Portal 80 seconds, giving everything plenty of
> time to intercept the CID info, go through the EMSI handshake, send
> connection info, load the BBS, etc.
I send you the info from my best rememberances of it. :-)  I later
sent in copies of my log file which shows the proper sequence and
funny junk characters I get from the modem....
I am currently set to answer on the second ring in the Binkly Config.
The modem itself should NEVER answer.. ATS1=0.
Thanx' for your feedback!
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