Modem test ? Test number?

amdkt7 · April 6th, 2002, 06:04 PM

Anybody know of a phone number that I can log onto to test a modem?

I have two 56k USR voice modems and both connect at 28k. My other computer connects at 48-49k(it's a PCI based mdem.

I'd done a lot of trouble shooting and I think it is my isp. My set up is Win98SE, everything is the same as I always set it up. I'v used these modems before, I'm using the same phone lines.

I't possible that I got two bad modems, but I don't think so.

I want to log on to a different number to see what my connection speed is.

krohnjw · April 6th, 2002, 06:14 PM

You can always try netzero or another free ISPto see how the speeds compare.

BFlurie · April 6th, 2002, 06:56 PM

For testing purposes, try disabling modem/dial-up protocols. May want to write down current settings if you can't remember them. For modem, disable compression & error-control & remove any "extra" settings in its properties in DIAL-UP (not Device manager). In Network properties, dial-up adapter/ advanced, disable point-to-point, IPX-header compression, log on to network & software compression. May want to check "Record a log file for this connection" to get a PPP log to examine -- might tell you something.

Germ · April 6th, 2002, 09:16 PM

http://www.usr.com/products/line-test.asp

It's off-line at the moment, but this is the one I use.

amdkt7 · April 7th, 2002, 08:11 AM

I tried netzero. They had three phone numbers for Nashville. I got the same results. 28K to 31K at best.

I have determined that it's an oem modem, USR does not provide drivers for it. It seems to be a dell oem.

The sticker number is 66174900. USR modem identification utility sees it but the product identity field is blank.

These modems came out of some oem computers. There was a driver disk for it, but I have not found it yet. I have used these modems in the past, but it might have been with Win95.

Win98 insists that any driver I have offered it is not as good as the one that it provided. Typical MS, they always think they know best.

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With nothing to lose I flashed on of them to V.90 via a flash program that I found on a russian web site. Now I can't find any drivers that will work yet.

I'm going to continue to work on this this morning. I'd like to figure out what it is.

I have checked all of my settings, they are all normal. I move the computer to a different room and tested it there. I swapped powersupplies, stripped out everything except for the video card.

I think it is a driver issue. I'll continue looking for something on the net.

Bruneau · April 7th, 2002, 08:36 AM

Have you tried the Standard 56k V90 driver in windows?

amdkt7 · April 7th, 2002, 08:41 AM

No, but I will. I assume you mean a standard driver, not a USR driver from MS.

Bruneau · April 7th, 2002, 08:45 AM

I realized that after I posted. I'm not sure if it would work or not. I have an internal hard modem that runs fine w/ it.

I just sent you an email. Check it out.

BRUNO

amdkt7 · April 7th, 2002, 09:19 AM

Ok, I installed the standard 56k v90 driver ignoring MS's bitching. It works pretty good.

Strange though, when I check my connection by hovering the mouse over the modem icon in the systray it reports a connection of 115200 bps. I have never seen anything over 56000 before. Usually its 48000 to 49333 on my main computer.

I tried downloading a file from Matrox to see what kind of speed I would get. I got normal speeds, starting very high 15k then dropping down to settle in at 5k.

I guess I'm going to stop right here. I'm done fooling with this d* thing.

I want to get this computer shipped off to my sister early this week. She will be using it at a college with a network connection, but later she will probably need a modem as well.

Thanks guys for your help. It's been fun. Not to much fun, but a good learning eperience.

Bruneau · April 7th, 2002, 09:29 AM

115000 is your com port speed.

Add

S95=1

to your init string (connection-advanced-extra settings box) for your actual connetion speed.

LATER,

BRUNO