(Fair warning, ISP Tech here too.)
Dale Farmer wrote:
>> why I can't seem to get the right connection? The modem dials in,
>> and it says I'm online, but under status details, it only says "184
>> bytes received", and that's all I can get.
> My guess is that your modem is trying to negotiate to a higher speed,
> and the wire is aaaaaaalmost good enough to support the connection.
> Try manually setting your modem speed down a bit slower.
This one might be a bit tricky - you'll need to get the manual for your
modem to find the correct initialization string for your modem. I'd
recommend no higher than 33.6kbs for now - Yeah, it's annoyingly slow,
but it'll at least be consistant... unless it's connecting at the speed
and giving you the prob, which I doubt.
> Also listen to your phone line quality. ....You should not be
> hearing any static, hissing, faint conversations from down the
> street, etc. IF you do, call the telco and complain.
Do that anyway - chances are the telco will need to fix it up regardless.
> Next possibility is some sort of weird password thing with your ISP.
My opinion: doubtfull at best - if there's a user/pw issue, you
typically wouldn't be connecting at all.... unless your ISP has a REALLY
weird connection setup.
> Call your ISP and work with their help desk on your connection. With
> luck, you will get someone who has a clue.
Agreed - and here's two other possibilities:
1) Under MS-Windows, if your networking drivers get misconfigured you
will get this very situation - connection established but no data until
you get lucky. Refreshing your networking drivers is the typical solution:
MS-Win NT/2k/XP - Recreate the dialup connection (Your ISP should be
able to do that with you)
MS-Win 9x - go through the networking protocals and re-enter all the
settings (even if they look right). The system will recreate / reinstall
the networking setup from those settings. (Keep your OS CD with you in
case you need it.)
2) Under MS-Windows, a WinModem or SoftModem will do this same thing
also. It may need to have the drivers re-installed... worst case
scenario, you need to use Device Manager in Safe Mode to find out what
other pooched drivers are causing the system grief.
I'll make the offer too - I'll be happy to assist further if you'd like.
(No, I don't make house calls, though.) Plus my prices are reasonable -
A simple 'Thank You'. (For you at least. Other folks? They pay through
the nose.)
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Received on Mon Nov 21 2005 - 11:32:21 CST