Re: [hylafax-users] Failure to train remote modem

[Lee Howard <faxguy@howardsilvan.com>]

On 2002.07.29 03:50 Marius wrote:
> 
>>> Jul 26 20:45:23.03: [28713]: SEND training at v.29 9600 bit/s
>>> Jul 26 20:45:23.03: [28713]: <-- [9:AT+FTH=3\r]
>>> Jul 26 20:45:23.15: [28713]: --> [7:CONNECT]
>>> Jul 26 20:45:23.88: [28713]: --> [7:CONNECT]
>>> Jul 26 20:45:25.23: [28713]: --> [2:OK]
>> 
>> Try and contact Eicon to see why the modem is doing this.
>> 
>> It is not reporting OK until after nearly two seconds and after *two* 
>> CONNECTs.  That's a problem that only Eicon can fix (firmware issue).  
>> We may be able to provide a workaround once we know exactly what the 
>> matter is.
> 
> This is an internal Eicon Server board and apparently there isn't any 
> firmware.

Huh?  There's no firmware?  Then where's the logic that knows what to do 
with "AT+FTH=3" in the first place?

> The connection to this particular machine seems to managed by a 
> faxselector. Would it be possible that this is the cause of the errors.

Possibly the catalyst, but I don't know.  The "cause" of the *error* 
however, is the modem firmware.

> However, I'm told that normal faxmachines don't have problems connecting.

Of course, at least "normal faxmachines" without said firmware bug.

> We had this problem with more connections to faxmachines, but switching 
> to Class 1 and disabling Error Correction resolved (most of) these 
> issues.

"This problem" can only exist in Class 1.

Lee.

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