On Monday 29 July 2002 08:20 am, Charles Bennett wrote:
> This is driving me crazy -
>
> I connect to the Internet with my desktop at 50,600bps.  With my
> desktop, right next to it, same connection I can only get 30,600bps.
> Even on the road I've never been able to get better than 30k.
>
> Desktop - IBM Aptiva 300mhz Win98
> Laptop - IBM Thinkpad PIII 700mhz Win2000
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Charlie
> Williamsburg, VA

Charlie:
It sounds very much as if (1) the laptop is misconfigured or (2) the laptop
drivers need to be updated. The misconfiguration question can be settled by
comparing the modem settings for the two machines. If they're identical, then
check out IBM support for newer drivers for your modem.
Regards,
Carroll Grigsby

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