Re: OT: Dialup problem

[greg <frog@intertek.net>]

Someone please correct me if this is way off base and this is something 
the provider should be able to check. I understand the computer 
displaying the output should be full duplex so they can echo the result 
and the sending unit should be half duplex or this can occur. Another 
symptom is the output being displayed in duplicate.

Bonnie Saunders wrote:

>hey gang, sorry if this is a double post.
>
>I'm oncall this weekend and have a problem with trying
>to use a dial up connection on my home phone line
>which now has SBC ADSL service.
>
>I connected the work laptop modem to the phone side of
>the DLS filter and tried connecting via two toll free
>RAS numbers. Both handshake, but only one connects.
>
>Then the fun begins. I cannot browse past the home
>page, nor can I access regular network services.
>
>2nd test: Disconnected everything from the wall outlet
>and tried again. No joy at all. (didn't think it would
>work, but hey, I'm desperate)
>
>3rd test: Called SBC Help and they confirm it's
>probably something to do with the ADSL service and
>that I should try and use a dial up to them and bypass
>the RAS, but if I do that network connections I need
>aren't established.
>
>4th: Paged the BHB (this one's a winner) and he told
>me to find a regular phone line.
>
>Less camping out at work (1 hr away) anyone got any
>idea what to do? I've been paging other areas to do my
>work and it's not terribly popular to say the least.
>
>Oh, yeah. Laptop is Win2000pro. 
>
>Bonnie
>
>Oncall and unconnected. Sigh.
>
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