Bob,
Earthlink is a big ISP with many modem pools. Not all these modem pools may
have the same equipment. It's possible that when this happens you're hitting
a pool thats not talking to your modem properly, or else possibly a bad
modem in a pool. This can affect your connects, and theres really not that
much you can do about it. Also, the condition of your telephone line can
affect handshaking.

Glenn


My computer has a 56K dialup modem in it that has typically connected at
31.2K baud.  When this happens I get the normal handshake sounds and connect
every time to Earthlink.  Recently I've I've been connecting at 37 to 42K
and the handshake is normal but louder and then there is a sound like a
large bee going by; this handshake preceeds the faster hookup.  When this
ocurs, I frequently don't hook up and have to redial, sometimes several
times.  The question is; is there a modem setting that will enhance the
consistancy of connecting at the higher speed?  I've tried setting the
'send' and 'transmit' speeds from 'maximum' to 'medium' but this didn't
help.

Thanks for your help,

Bob

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