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Modem Settings

We've also had really good luck with the following settings for my modem. For what it's worth, it's a Diamond SupraExpress External, 56e v.90.

GENERAL

Speaker - OFF
Max Speed - 115200
Only connect (unchecked)

CONNECTION

8, none, 1
Wait for dial tone (checked)
Cancel call in 60 sec (checked)
Disconnect (UNchecked)

ADVANCED

Use error control (checked)
uncheck both required to connect, compress data
Use Flow Control (Hardware)
Modulation type (standard)
Extra settings - AT &K3 %C2 +MS=12,1,46000,56000,0,0
Log recorded (unchecked)

ADDRESS

(unchecked)

FORWARDING

(unchecked)

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Port settings

COM1

Baud Rate 128000
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop 1
Flow Control - HW

ADVANCED

COM port number 1
Base I/O Port Address: Default
IRQ: Default
FIFO enabled (checked)

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Network Settings

Identification

- [whatever][whatever]

Services

-

Computer Browser
MS TCP/IP Printing
NetBIOS
000 - NetBT ->EI90x ->EI90x1
001 - NetBT ->NdisWan4
RAS
COM1 - Diamond SupraExpress 56e V.90 - modem (unimodem)


RPC configuration
Windows NT locator, blank, Windows NT security service
server
simple tcp/ip
workstation

Protocols

TCP/IP protocol
PROPERTIES
Ip address - adapter (nic), Obtain an IP from DHCP

DNS -



WINS - adapter NIC, all others blank but Enable LMHOSTS checked
Routing - enable IP forwarding checked

Adapters

3com fast etherlink xl adapter (3C905)

Bindings

(all services)

NetBIOS Interface

WINS client (TCP/IP)
1. 3com fast....
4. remote access WAN wrapper

RAS Service

WINS client (TCP/IP)
1. 3com fast....
4. remote access WAN wrapper

Workstation

WINS client (TCP/IP)
1. 3com fast....
4. remote access WAN wrapper

(all protocols)

Remote access WAN wrapper

2. remote access WAN wrapper
4. remote access WAN wrapper

TCP/IP protocol

1. 3comd fast...
4. remote access WAN wrapper

WINS client (TCP/IP)

1. 3comd fast...
4. remote access WAN wrapper

(all adapters)
2.

remote access WAN wrapper
remote access WAN wrapper
4. remote access WAN wrapper
remote access WAN wrapper
tcp/iP
wins client

netbios interface
remote access server access
workstation

1. 3com fast
tcp/ip protocol
wins client(TCP/IP)

netbios interface
RAS service
workstation

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RAS Properties

BASIC

Phonebook entry for Earthlink 818 698-0165 (use telephony properties, checked)

ALTERNATES
698-0165, 721-1085, 837-9682, 724-0078
Move successful number to top (checked)

Diamond SupraExpress 56e V.90
(use another port if busy)
CONFIGURE
Initial speed (115200)
Enable hw flow checked
Enable modem error compression (checked)
Disable modem speaker (checked)

SERVER
PPP: Windows NT, 95, Internet
Network Protocols: TCP/IP (checked)
SETTINGS
server assigned IP address
specify name server addresses
Primary DNS: 207.217.126.81
secondary : 207.217.120.83
wins 0.0.0.0
use IP compression (unchecked)
use default gateway (checked)
Software compression (unchecked)
Enable PPP LCP extensions (checked)

SCRIPT
none

SECURITY
accept any auth

X25
Network (none)
all others blank

USER PREFERENCES
Dialing
all checked, 50, 3, 0
redial on link failure (checked)
Callback (no, skip)
Appearance (all checked but "use wizard")
Phonebook (use system phonebook)

LOGON PREFERENCES
Dialing 0,3,0
Callback - maybe, ask
Appearance - all checked
Phonebook - system

July 2003

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