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Dial up server speed

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by guy west

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I've set up one computer on my network to be a dial up server so I can dial into the network from another location. It works O.K. except that the connection is very slow. I can never connect faster than 28.8 Kbps even though both modems are rated at56 K. This makes for very slow browsing. Is this a builtin limitation of using dial up server or is there a way to get a faster connection? BTW, these are both Win98SE machines.

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by cactus pete

The modems aren't the only factor here. The line quality can determine at what rate the modems feel comfortable talking to each other. This happens during the 'handshake' - when you here all that noise.

A lot of things can affect line quality, too, so it's fairly tough to troubleshoot.

by choppit

Sounds like you may have a line quality issue. If thats the case you could ask your telco to look into it although chances are the problem is due to old copper infrastructure. Also if you're connecting via a PBX, this can also cause line quality/speed problems.

by guy west

After reviewgthe answers I received I realize that I didn't mention that both of these computers use the same modems and telephone lines to conntect to our ISP for internet service. 98% of the time each of them will connect to the ISP at 45 Kbps or higher.To me that rules out a phone line issue. Or am I wrong in assuming that?

by fizzoid

Have you checked the port speeds of both modems to make sure they're not limited to 28800?

by guy west

Well, still haven't found an answer to this question but it's been a while now so I'm gonna close it out and spread the points equally among y'all who tried to help. Thankx anyway!

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