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- PassMark ModemTest V1.3
- Copyright (C) 2004 PassMark Software
- All Rights Reserved
- http://www.passmark.com
-
- Overview
- ========
- ModemTest is an easy to use Windows based application that
- allows users to test their dial up modem. Two different test
- methods are provided. The first test method uses two telephone
- lines and two modems in a master / slave configuration.
- The master dials the phone number of the slave modem and after
- a successful connection, data packets are exchanged between the
- master and slave. The second test method requires only a single
- modem and no telephone line. A local loop back is done on the
- analog side of the modem, ModemTest then sends data packets
- which are echoed back by the modem.
- In both cases ModemTest communicates to the modem using a COM
- port. (In the case of Internal modems or USB modems, this is a
- virtual COM port and not a physical plug on the machine). Before
- sending any data ModemTest first checks the settings on the
- serial port and then on the modem itself. Any data received is
- verified to be sure that it is complete and without errors.
- A log of the activity is kept in the right hand section of the
- window. Different types of activity is highlighted in different
- colors. Any errors are displayed in red. This log can be saved
- to disk if required.
- <For more details see the online help>
-
- Status
- ======
- This is a shareware program.
- This means that you need to buy it if you would like
- to continue using it after the evaluation period.
-
- Installation
- ============
- 1) Uninstall any previous version of ModemTest
- 2) Double click (or Open) the downloaded ".exe" file
- 3) Follow the prompts
-
-
- UnInstallation
- ==============
- Use the Windows control panel, Add / Remove Programs
-
-
- Requirements
- ============
- Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP
- (Windows95 and NT4 require Internet Explorer 4 or above to be installed)
- 16Meg RAM
- 1 Meg of free hard disk space
-
-
- Version History
- ===============
- Here is a summary of all the changes that have been made in
- each version of ModemTest.
-
- V1.3.1006, 6/April/2004
- Corrected a bug when a user specified data file is used with
- the Local Diagnostics test mode. Added output to the user
- defined receive file in the diagnostic loopback test mode.
-
- V1.3.1004, 18/Jun/2003
- To help automate the testing process, the diagnostic
- loopback test may now be started from the command line.
-
- V1.3.1003, 27/Jan/2003
- - Bug fix for a bug causing internal data corruption and
- possible crashes.
- - Extra logging information was included in the log file.
-
- V1.3.1000, 24/Dec/2002
- - Introduced the capability to send a specified data file, to
- repeat the transfer of the information in the test file
- (within the same connection) and to introduce a delay
- between the the sending of these files.
- This was specifically designed to allow testing to the
- ITU V.56 modem standard.
- - Introduced One-way data transfer.
-
-
- V1.2.1008, 2/Sept/2002
- - Allowed transmission timeouts to be adjusted by the user.
- Longer timeouts correct problems with modems that use low
- baud rates for the loopback test.
- - Added an extra step in the Modem initialization process to
- restore factory settings. (Master / Slave mode)
- - Workaround for a bug in the Microsoft Windows ME virutal COM
- port device driver that was causing incomplete packets to be
- received.
-
- V1.2.1001, 15/June/2002
- - Correction of a serious bug that caused random packet errors
- with some modems (particularly soft modems).
- - Work around for Windows bug causing thread locking when
- checking receive buffer size.
-
- V1.1.1006, 30/May/2002
- - Added field for user defined modem init string
-
- V1.1.1004, 31/March/2002
- - Added option to adjust connection timeout.
- - Added the ability the run the test in a loop
-
- V1.1.1002, 12/Feb/2002
- - Bug fix to stop modems that return long diagnostic strings
- being flagged as an incorrect.
- - Additional logging of program version and windows version.
-
- V1.1.1000, 31/Oct/2001
- - New release to better support the Windows XP user interface.
- - Addition of date and time stamp to saved log file
- - Extra log file information for a failed local loop back test.
-
- V1.0.1001, 15/Oct/2001
- - Bug fix that corrects log control position for displays
- running at greater than the standard 96dots per inch.
-
- V1.0.1000, 1/Oct/2001
- First full release
-
- Documentation
- =============
- All the documentation is online. It can be accessed from
- the help menu.
-
-
- Support
- =======
- For technical support, questions, suggestions, Mail us at
- support@passmark.com
- or visit our web page at
- http://www.passmark.com
-
-
- Ordering / Registration
- =======================
- All the details are in the online documentation
- or you can visit our sales information page
- http://www.passmark.com/sales
-
- Enjoy..
- The PassMark Development team
-