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Technology Stocks : Ascend Communications (ASND) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mrclinton who wrote (51696)	8/5/1998 4:42:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 61433

V.90 Upgrades Stephen Melachrinos notes that ActionTec has V.90 firmware for their IS560SKV / DT56000 x2 modem. Oddly, once this modem has been flashed to V.90, it loses the ability to use x2. Though this has been true of all K56flex modems, it's the first time I've seen this with x2 modems. I've added a note to the V.90 Upgrade FAQ. Other changes to the V.90 Upgrade FAQ When my ISP upgrades to V.90, will they stop supporting x2/K56flex? No. In all of the cases I'm aware of, when the ISP upgrades, they are adding support for V.90. They are not removing support for older protocols (such as K56flex or x2). My ISP uses Livingston Portmasters. Is there anything I should know before I upgrade? Yes. Livingston's current V.90 beta firmware does not support Rockwell V.90 modems. If you have a Rockwell-based modem, don't upgrade to V.90 until Livingston's code is updated to work with your modem. How can I tell if the V.90 upgrade installed successfully? Lucent-based modems Issue an ATI3 in a terminal program, or check the ATI3 response in the Windows 95 Modem control panel. If the ATI3 response shows firmware version 5 or higher, the modem supports V.90. (The FAQ also gives the corresponding commands for Rockwell-based and 3Com-based modems.) 56k.com o~~~ O