Sudrien Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 I have an external USRobotics modem that says it supports v.92 I have an ISP that says it supports v.92 I am always connecting under v.90 Any ideas why? Could it be a line conditions problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzatch Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 All of things are nice to have but what really is your problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Many "V92-ready" modems are actually V90 modems, that can be updated with a new driver, so that V92 is used instead. It may involve flashing the modem's "bios" (don't know how it is called). Anyway, I think you have to wait for your modem's manufacturer to provide an update for Linux. Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudrien Posted February 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 No, it wasn't a v.92 ready modem, and I flashed the bios from windows. Since it is not a winmodem, the modem itself should negotiate v.92 access, right? And windows needs a "Modem on hold" utitlity for recieving calls while online (my main motivation). Do I need to install somthing as an equivelent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 I could be wrong but I believe when you flashed the bios in windows the driver/.inf was replaced/upgraded. I'm not sure of the details because for me it's seems to be a waste of time, because of a lack of ISP's upgrading to v92, because when they do we won't want it, and because of your second question... And windows needs a "Modem on hold" utitlity for recieving calls while online (my main motivation). Do I need to install somthing as an equivelent?Yes, but you'll have to develope it first, if you mean gui software :wink: I've searched just out of curiosity and turned up nothing. BUT, if you want to use the features in linux you could learn the AT commands for it and either use the kppp terminal (I think) or setup minicom (on the cd's) or kermit. Again, I could be wrong because I haven't dug deep on the subject. Cool that your isp is v92, and if you find software for linux I'd be interested to know so I can look into a v92 isp as well. If you just want to cut down on cost having only one phone line and don't want to miss calls, use Callwaves Internet Answering Machine. When your on windows it's literally an answering machine with caller id while online, but in linux, after the caller gets a busy signal, I imediately get an email telling me I missed a call and the number that called. $3.95 US a month. I've had it for 1.5 years. http://www.callwave.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudrien Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 No, it was more than an inf; the modem lit up several times as the bios was flashed. For my modem, USR refers to the program as "Internet Call Notification" http://www.usr.com/v92/v-icn.asp I'll check out AT commands later :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.