Re: Help! My modem is dying!

[davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave McCrady)]

herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung) writes:

- Previously I wrote:
-  
- >Ok, I've got an AE DataLink Express modem. Today it has cut me offline
- >three times. What happens is that all the lights go out except the MR,
- >TR, and PWR. Needless to say I'm cut off line. Is there anything I can
- >do? I'm MOT sending this to AE as it probably would cost more to ship
- >and fix it than it would for me to get a new one.
-  
- Oops. I meant NOT, not "MOT". Anyway the modem cut out on me again and
- Edmonton Remote only allows me four calls a day so I'm force to call
- today. Apparently the modem loses power anywhere from 1-3 seconds
- whenever I'm online. If it weren't for that I'd suspect the power supply,
- but then what do I know? Every moment I'm online now I'm gritting my
- teeth hoping that I won't be cut off. Help!
-  
- Replies via e-mail prefered since mail posted here won't appear at my
- site for at least 4 days.
- 
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- Herbert Fung              herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca 

   What's the setting of your S10 register (which controls how long the 
modem waits after loss of carrier before hanging up)?  Taking it up to
25 or 30 might help you get past line disturbances that cause hangups.
It's one to look at if your modem is producing "carrier lost" messages.

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Dave McCrady              davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca