Bob Hilliard wrote: > > Several weeks ago I bought a new ZOOM 56k modem. I have gotten > consistently good speeds with it (in the order of 40,000 bps). > > After I had been using it for a couple of weeks, it began to > intermittently fail to respond to ppp or minicom. There is no error > message - just no response when any command is sent to the modem. In > minicom, nothing appears on the screen when I type, and there is no > response to +++. The minicom commands to initialize and reset are > accepted, but there is no apparent effect. > > It is very erratic - sometimes I can make a dozen or more ppp > connections in a session, other times I can only make one or two > connections before it fails to respond. The only cure I have found is > to reboot, which is a pain. I have never had it fail the first try > after a reboot. > > Does this sound like a hardware problem, or is there any possible > software problem? > > Bob > --
To me, I'm afraid this sounds like a hardware problem. Years ago, I had a modem card simply die on me. It acted similarly to what your seeing, then eventually stopped responding altogether. Have you tried re-seating the modem card (Its worth a try)? -- Ed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]