Subj : Re: Modem/Dialup options for Mystic
To   : Warpslide
From : dejavu
Date : Tue Jun 16 2020 16:18:31

On 16 Jun 2020, Warpslide said the following...
 
 Wa> On 16 Jun 2020, dejavu said the following...
 Wa>  
 Wa>  de> One suggestion I have is to use 1200 baud for your initial testing, i
 Wa>  de> seems to work very well.
 Wa> 
 Wa> Hmm, maybe I'll give it a try again.  I did get a DID for my BBS & it's
 Wa> just sitting there.  1200bps though?    *shudders*
 Wa> 

Yeah, 1200bps just for a test.   I found that I was having a really hard time
at 9600bps, specifically with error correction and just getting constantly
disconnected until I identified what was the root cause.  More to come on
that soon.

  Wa>  de> This was most likely caused by a codec change on the
VoIP equipment.   Wa>  de> I've found the best codec to use for VoIP lines
which disbles  Wa>  de> compression.  More to come on the compression topic
when I get my  Wa>  de> dedicated line in for dialup users in the coming
days.  Wa> 
 Wa> Yeah, we used to be with a local cable provider.  They were then gobbled
 Wa> up by a national player & that's when all the changes started.
 Wa> 
 Wa>  de> The only comment I have is when the internet goes down that copper PO
 Wa>  de> line will still be up during war :)   You'll still have a BBS online 
 Wa>  de> passing mail if there are dial-up modem options on the mail hubs :)
 Wa> 
 Wa> If we're preparing for war, I should get my HAM license & go packet
 Wa> radio, seeing as we're already at 1200 baud anyway.  Then I don't even
 Wa> need to worry about copper!  ;)
 Wa>
I just downloaded the last 365 days of mail in the Ham Radio section and
fired off about 10 messages regarding packet.  After I add the modem for the
dialup users that are requesting it, my next endeavor is to add a packet
interface, perhaps with BPQ as someone else mentioned they are using. It
would be fantastic if all the Hub owners could add HF Packet support and we
wouldn't need to rely on the (1984) Internet :)

   Wa>  de> I'll be in touch with
you when I have my dedicated VoIP number and mo  Wa>  de> attached to my BBS.
I've built all the dialup testing around my old  Wa>  de> PCBoard BBS that
answers the modem flawlessy and a POTS telephone  Wa>  de> simulator and a
VoIP/Asterisks system to ensure that everything will  Wa>  de> work.   When
it's all said and done I am going to perhaps try to find  Wa>  de> someone to
publish an article on the subject and configuration settin  Wa> 
 Wa> I do have Telegard up & going - I should maybe test with that & see if I
 Wa> fare any better as it has built-in modem support.  Dammit, now I have
 Wa> more work to do...  ;)
 Wa> 
 Wa> 

My apologizes for the additional work :)  Have fun and let me know if 1200bps
works for you, and that's just an initial test until you select a
non-compressed codec on your VoIP adapter.

 Wa> Jay
 Wa> ... You tiny little lifeforms. You precious little lifeforms. Where are
 Wa> you?
 Wa> 
 Wa> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/06/11 (Windows/32)
 Wa>  * Origin: Northern Realms BBS | bbs.nrbbs.net | Binbrook, ON (21:3/110)

-Dejavu

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/32)
 * Origin: 1984 BBS [1984bbs.net] Washington, DC (21:3/114)

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