I'll just through my 2bits in here. Testing with several K56 modems through the POTS jack on a P25 and a P75 AND a "normal" POTS line showed little variance in results; if anything, connections through the Pipelines were 1 or 2 steps better. HOWEVER.... when going through the pipeline, the AT&V1 command will show "digital pad detected". The K56 modems KNOW if they are going through an pipeline-like device and will add 6dBm to their output when they detect such a unit. I have NO idea if USR can or does do the same thing; perhaps they do with a "real" X2 modem... I, personally, wouldn't worry about this without testing with a real X2 modem first...... kevin @ ascend.com on 05/28/97 02:32:20 PM To: km @ mathcs.emory.edu, ascend-users @ max.bungi.com cc: (bcc: Jeff Powell/Ascend/US) Subject: Re: (ASCEND) P75 and X2 At 09:43 AM 5/28/97 -0400, Ken Mandelberg wrote: > >I wondered how well an X2 modem would work attached to the POTS port of >a P75. My expectation was that with only 1 foot of analog (between >the modem and the P75) it should do real well. > >So I attached a USR sportster to my analog port and called the USR >test line (888-877-9248). This was a pre-X2 sportster, but the idea >behind the test line is to test the line for X2 before you buy one. > >Well, the short answer is that the USR test identified my line as >marginal saying I should expect degraded performance. I called the line with a MegaHertz XJCC4288 PCMCIA modem connected through a P25....the connect was at 28,800 bi-directional...but I still got the same message you did. I'd be curious if anyone has received a positive response when dialing that number .... I'll try from home on my regular analog and via the P75 tonight... Kevin Smith Updated Service and Support Ascend Communications Resources are now at: <A HREF="http://www.ascend.com/service">http://www.ascend.com/service</A> ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq">http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq</A>> or <<A HREF="ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt">ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt</A>> ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq">http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq</A>> or <<A HREF="ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt">ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05157.html">(ASCEND) P50/USR 2B aggravation</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05155.html">Re: (ASCEND) P75 and X2</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05148.html">(ASCEND) Reset Max on timeout</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05455.html">Re: (ASCEND) P75 and X2 [digital pad?]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail150.html#05156"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd27.html#05156"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>