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From: ortmann@plains.NoDak.edu (Daniel Ortmann)
Subject: Re: Modem Woes....Something Drastic???
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Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 20:22:32 GMT
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In article <3cj6e0$79m@pdq.coe.montana.edu>,
Nate Williams <nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu> wrote:
>In article <D0oKCt.ntA@ns1.nodak.edu>,
>Daniel Ortmann <ortmann@plains.NoDak.edu> wrote:
>>So far I know of 4 people who have had serious modem problems:
>> - sio not recognized on startup
>> - able to dial (and hear the connect) but unable to sustain the connection
>
>The cause for the latter in almost 100% of the cases I've been aware of
>is a IRQ problem.  Two devices are trying to use the same interrupt, and
>in real OS's this won't work.
>

:-)

That was not the problem....I went to "minicom" and was up and running
instantly.