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echo: aust_modem
to: Mark Shole
from: John Piper
date: 1996-10-29 21:32:30
subject: Win95

On Sunday, October 27 1996, Mark Shole wrote to All ...

 MS> Is it just my COM port or does Win95 tend to stuff up comms proggies?

That's debatable, depending on your opinion of Winows 95. :-)

 MS> If I run ANY comms software under Win95 (even the freebie one that comes
 MS> with it) I have to set the baud rate to 19200 or even 9600. I have a 28.8
 MS> modem (Banksia) and Win95 is supposed to support it...

Which it should do. Since you are running a 28.8k bps modem, set your
"Baud" rate to 38400 or 57600 bps.

 MS> I have the same problem with Dial-up Networking to call my ISP. 9600
 MS> baud again...

I have set up plenty of machines using DUN, and the modems concerned don't
seem to have any problem connecting at 28800 bps.

John (japp{at}mpx.com.au)

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