[TFN-help] Re: user with text connection problems. (fwd)

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

> There is a Freenet member who is having problems with a 486 running win95
> (no CD available) with an old modem, which suddenly stopped working
> correctly after returning from a 2 month trip to the states.
>
> He sees a lot of garbage streaming past the screen after connecting.
>
> I figured you may have been through a few of these diagnostics before.
>
> The first time he called, I recommended that he try to connect using
> connection wizard in win 95, but as he doesn't have the CD, he would have
> had problems with that.
>
> As far as I know, things are pretty much as they were text connection wise
> as before. I've included probadm@torfree.net in case I'm wrong about that.

  The usual first instructions for problems with text connections are to
  check the settings:

     8-N-1 = 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
     Terminal type or emulation: vt100 (or vt102, or ansi)


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