Modem speed (dial-up) reported wrong.

[birddog]

I just finished a complete hard drive wipe and re-install. My intel 536EP V.92 modem is reporting a connection speed of 115,200. I have encountered this before and I remember that there is a command that has to be typed into extra settings line in the modem properities to correct it. My problem is that I cannot remember the command.

 

[Slick5150]

If I'm not mistaken, that's just the speed the PC is communicating with the modem at, not the modem to the ISP. In the end, it doesn't make any difference.

I'm sure there is some way to change it, but I can't help you there

 

[birddog]

I believe you are right. There is a string to add to the command line to make it report the connection speed.

 

[GregMal]

Gee...I haven't had that problem since Win95................

 

[Yanagi]

hehe. Man, i completely forgot about that problem. but listen to the folks here. they're right. its nothing wrong with your connection.

 

[birddog]

I know the connection is good. I just want to know what the connection speed is at before I start a long download. If it is a slower connection, I hang up and re-dial before downloading.

 

[shasta66]

This may not help but you can get to where it states the speed you are set at by going to the Control Panel. Click on Phone & Modem icon, click the Modems tab, then the Properties box in the corner & finally the Modem tab again.

I thought the speed of your connection always showed up in the lower corner of the screen, on the taskbar, when you logged on.

 

[birddog]

that is where the incorrect speed is being reported. I encountered this years ago & cannot remember the command line to correct it.

 

[Metron]

Originally posted by: birddog
that is where the incorrect speed is being reported. I encountered this years ago & cannot remember the command line to correct it.

The AT command option you need is W2, Negotiation progress messages are not returned. CONNECT messages are returned with modem-to-modem (DCE) speeds, not modem-to-DTE speeds. Just add that to your modem init string... I think that's the option you need.

Metron

 

[birddog]

I'll give that a try, thanks.