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Thread ID: 19836	2002-05-23 23:36:00	PC card modem don't like me!	Guest (0)	Press F1

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50438	2002-05-23 23:36:00	Hi,all. I have a PC card modem purchased in Asia some years ago: Rockwell 56K flex, with V.34 and V.80 written on the back of it. P/N is FM56R-NF. I'm told the chipset is not Rockwell, but don't know what it is. And here's the problem: the modem doesn't like me. Or the computer doesn't like it. Or the server doesn't like it. Something. Data is very slow (1kbps is normal), erratic, and I am dumped from the server about 90% of the time. This makes downloads a bit of a trial...to put it mildly! I thought this was just the way things were, until I got a second-hand PC that connected like a dream (phone-lines permitting). Now I know there's a real problem, and it's driving me nuts. I've had the ISP guy in twice, but he can't find a driver that will fix the problem. He says he thinks the card and the computer aren't talking (whatever that means). Any suggestions? Thanks much. Janz ;->	Guest (0)
50439	2002-05-24 00:42:00	If you have 'got a second-hand PC that connected like a dream (phone-lines permitting)' and one computer that simply doesn't, would it not be possable to toss the modem on the one that doesn't, and network the 2 so that one that does can become an internet gateway for both. This is actually alot easyer than it sounds, and will of course mean you get rid of problems like family/flatmates fighting for the computer.	Guest (0)
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