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Re: (ASCEND) Pipeline 75 and Livingston Portmaster 2E (no reconnect)



Aren't proprietary protocols fun? Ascend's won't do it unless the server 
is an Ascend, or just recently, if the other end supports BACP. 
Lucingston plans BACP support RSN for the PM3, but not the PM2 AFAIK. The 
frustrating part is that neither Ascend's MP+ (or whatever they call it 
these days) nor BACP is needed. If the P75 would just ask for another 
channel, it would get it. Plenty of other TA's can do this with no 
special protocols. Netopia, 3com, BitSurfr Pro, etc etc.

Same thing with DBA. Ascend will only support it with another Ascend, or 
with a server that supports Ascend's own MP+ (are there licensing fees 
for this?). Why does the server have to get involved? The P75 can just 
watch packets and determine when to bring up/down the second channel on 
its own. What's the big deal guys? Kevin?

I've just started recommending products other than Ascend because of all 
this crap. Too many headaches. After 40 or 50 Pipe installs, I'm moving 
on to greener pastures...

jon

On 1/22/98 3:12 PM mogulman@pcisys.net proclaimed --

>I have an Ascend Pipeline 75 (5.1ap9+) and I connect up to my ISP who
>uses a Livingston Portmaster 2E
>
>I have tried using MPP and MP, but using either of these settings for my
>connection profile I can't reconnect when a channel gets used for voice.
>
>I connect at 128k all the time.  I get a voice call comes in on one of
>my B channels. Then I finish with this voice call.  The second B channel
>doesn't reconnect to my ISP.
>
>I have tried setting my min/max/base channels to 2.
>
>Any ideas?
>My Motorola Bitsurfer pro reconnects fine.
>
>
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