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- From: stidolph@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com (Wayne)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Telemate & ZyXel Good Setup!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.113456.51@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 11:34:56 -0800
- Organization: GTE Govt. Systems, Electronics Def. Div.
- Lines: 74
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- I asked for help on using the ZyXel 1496E FAX/modem with Telemate in
- an OS/2 DOS window, and got the following very helpful response from
- michael.hagerty@nitelog.com (Michael Hagerty) (who later gave permission
- to repost). Using his setup, I went from about 1Kcps to 1.6Kcps transfers
- in a test using Zmodem under an older Telemate I had sitting around
- (ver 3.01); my machine is a 486/50 with 16MB and a 16550AF UART to the
- ZyXel external modem. The ZyXel does not have the latest ROMS (the ones
- with 16Kbps). I'll update to the latest ROMS as soon as I figure out how
- to physically open the modem!! Anyway...
-
- =========quote begins===========
- First, move up to TM v3.10. I found a number of problems with v3.01 and
- v3.02. I'm running the SPP and have NO problems with Telemate and 1620+
- cps downloads.
-
- W> So, I'd like some help - can you tell me your MODE setup (just the
- W> output from the MODE COMx query at an OS/2 prompt)? How about whether
- W> your settings for the Telemate session grant COM_DIRECT_ACCESS, and
- W> HW_TIMER? And, when running TMINST, did you enable the 16550 FIFO?
-
- Here is what I get from MODE COM3:
-
- BAUD = 38400 PARITY = NONE
- DATABITS = 8 STOPBITS = 1
- TO = OFF XON = OFF
- IDSR = OFF ODSR = OFF
- OCTS = OFF DTR = ON
- RTS = HS BUFFER = AUTO
-
- The relevant portions of my TM.CFG file are:
-
- AutoBaudDetect=Off
-
- Connection=Modem
- Protocol=Z
-
- XonXoff=Off
- RtsCts=On
- Fifo16550=Off <- This is real important under OS/2 as IT will manage
- the FIFO and not Telemate...
-
- ModemInit="AT &F &D2 S11=40 X5 M3 L1^M"
-
- Baud=38400 <- I am told that setting it to 56K will not work under
- Parity=N the current version of OS/2. 38K is fast enough...
- Data=8
- Stop=1
-
- The important lines in the CONFIG.SYS file are:
-
- IFS=D:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:512 /CRECL:4 /AUTOCHECK:D
-
- PRIORITY_DISK_IO=NO <- This is ABSOLUTELY critical for non-interrupted
- serial communications.
-
- The important DOS SETTINGS are:
-
- COM_DIRECT_ACCESS OFF <- this is counter-intuitive, but it must be off
- COM_HOLD ON setting it on will lock the comm port out
- COM_SELECT COM3 <- use your own port number here
-
- HW_ROM_TO_RAM ON
- HW_TIMER OFF
-
- IDLE_SENSITIVITY 100
-
- The DOS SETTINGS I got from the article floating around on DOS Games under
- OS/2. I believe that I have OS/2 too tightly locked by Telemate using the
- settings I now have, but it does work. As I learn more (and maybe even
- get the OS/2 version of Telemate Winfred is now working on), this will be
- changing. Hope this helps...
- =========quote ends==========
-
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