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Hal Seabolt <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 18:00:27 -0400
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Cybercom.drv with full instructions is available as freeware at
<http://www.lvcb.com/modem1.html>
Hal Seabolt

Michael Chan wrote:
>
> On Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:33:11 -0600, Howard Reeves
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >I am installing a 33.6 Zoom V34i in a 486 machine running Win 3.1. The
> >problem is that the modem connects at 9600. I have the modem set to use COM
> >3. I went to the control panel and checked the setting for port three. It
> >was set to 9600. The highest option is 19200. Does this setting determine
> >the connection speed for the modem? If so, is there away to change the
> >setting so that I get the full 33.6? What else could cause the modem to
> >connect at 9600 instead of 33.6?
>
> It is not the actual connection speed of your modem with another side,
> it is the speed of the COM port. However, due to the limit of the
> comm.drv which came with the Win 3.1, 19200 is the fastest speed of this
> driver. As I realize your modem is a internal version, what you have to
> do is find a freeware comm.drv replacement named cybercom.drv, this
> driver supports the highest speed of your current modem, or upgrade your
> copy of Windows 3.1 to Windows 95(or Windows for Workgroup, at least).
> Stick with the 6 years old Windows 3.1 will made you suffer for the
> software(drivers, applications) support in future.
>
>  Michael

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