Subj : Magicjack and Modem test results
To   : ALL
From : Bill Burton
Date : Wed Jan 16 2013 10:42 am

Hello ALL!

Magicjack and modem test results as I promised a few weeks ago. I can report
that the connections were successful.


I have a unique setup, it is a magicjack attached to a switch port on my
network, a USR Sportster 28800 hooked to it and to com 1 on a ubuntu box. I am
running a WINXP VM on the ubuntu box and Have D'Bridge in a DOS box doing the
sending and receiving.

I have been testing it with Mark Lewis. After writing a Modem Control file for
DB and opening up the com ports to 115200 I was able to get a 19200 connect.
FYI here is a log excerpt.


01/07/2013 13:37  Calling 1:3634/0 at 33600 baud
01/07/2013 13:38  Modem reports "NO CARRIER"
01/07/2013 13:38  Calling 1:3634/0 at 33600 baud
01/07/2013 13:39  Modem reports "CONNECT 19200/ARQ/V34/LAPM"
01/07/2013 13:39  EMSI: 1:3634/12@fidonet, FrontDoor 2.33.mL.b2
01/07/2013 13:39  Z32-S: 11339471.PKT, 453b, 00:02
01/07/2013 13:39  Z32-S: 453b, 00:00
01/07/2013 13:39  Successful, 00:10, a "free" call
01/07/2013 13:39  Marking/Deleting mail


I also tested it with Fred Riccio and some others. It worked equally well. The
only limitations that I found were caused by the software settings on the
receiving end and the baud rate that was listed in the nodelist. The highest
connect rate that I have been able to obtain thus far was 21600. If you are
using a 28800 or higher modem I suggest that your nodelisting reflect your baud
as 33600, which is the highest baud available per the FTS (Fidonet Technical
Standards) so a system dialing in to you will try to connect at the highest
baud rate and fall back as approproiate.

Later,
Bill

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* Origin:  INA:fidonet.wabusa.com, IBN  (1:3634/15)