.CptSiskoX@Geocities.com========================Powerful PortsOften, Win95/98 systems arrive with the COM ports set for 9,600bps, but ifyou're using a 14.4Kbps or faster modem, increase that.Open the Control Panel's System applet and click on the Device Manager tab.Expand the Ports entry, double-click on each serial COM port and follow thesesteps. Click on the Port Settings tab. Make sure your Bits Per Second entriesread 115,200 or higher (or at least 57,600), and the Flow Control is set toHardware. Next, click on the Advanced button and then select the "Use FIFObuffers [requires 16550 compatible UART]" option.CptSiskoX@Geocities.com========================Buff BuffersYou can experiment with the Receive and Transmit Buffer options in modemproperties in Win95/98, but I suggest you just configure both to the highestsetting and bring them down if communication problems arise.CptSiskoX@Geocities.com========================Correct Modem SetupIf Windows 95/98 didn't recognize and install your modem correctly, it may notbe using the right AT initialization string for a dial-up connection whichcould hamper performance. To check this setting, open the Modems applet in theControl Panel. The modem brand and type should match the one installed on yoursystem. If it doesn't match, highlight it and click on the Remove button inthe Modems Control Panel; then click on the Add button and follow the wizardto install the correct one.CptSiskoX@Geocities.com========================Faster Data Transfer and Connection SpeedsFor Win95/98, in the Modems Control Panel, click on the Properties button.Under the General tab, make sure the "Maximum Speed" is configured to 115,200or higher (or at least 57,600). Open the Connection tab, click on the Advancedbutton and check the User Error Control, Compress Data and Use Flow Control(Hardware) options.CptSiskoX@Geocities.com========================Say Goodbye to Line NoiseLine noise is one of the easiest things to detect...
