[OLUG] Modem

[Phil Brutsche]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

> 
> 	When I dial into my ISP, I can connect at 49,600bps, but when I dial
> directly into my computer and simulate a remote user connecting to the
> network, it connects slower and the fastest I have had it connect it at
> 33,600.  The modem is a USRobotics Courier Dual Standard.

Analog 56k modems (like your USRobotics) are limited to a 33.6k upload
speeds (you are literally uploading when you connect from another PC with
a 33.6 or faster modem).  Your ISP uses digital modems, which, apparently,
are quite a bit different.

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Phil Brutsche					pbrutsch at creighton.edu

"There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the
universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein


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