Re: flexfax: Multitechs getting stuck

["Mark G. Thomas" <Mark@Misty.com>]

Hello,

> Mark G. Thomas wrote...
> > 
> > I'm still having this problem where Multitech MT2835BR and MT2834ZDX modems
> > get slighly stuck after a no-answer call.  Usually this goes unnoticed
> > since faxgetty unwedges things, however sometimes it causes premature
> > send fax rejections, if a send attempt hits the modem immediately following
> > one of these no-answer fax-send attempts.
> > 
> > Note the timeout below.  I would be most interested in info from
> > any Multitech users with 2834 modems who are not getting these timeouts
> > after no-answer calls.
> 
> Sorry not to have an answer for this, but I have exactly the same
> timeout behavior with my 2834ZDX and never noticed it until I went to
> try on mine to see if I could reproduce your problem.  I switched to the
> 2834 a couple months ago after my trusty old WorldBlazer died.

It is possible not to notice it for quite some time.  I noticed it
because I found that if the timing was right, a new job would fail 
completely because of the problem, during the period between a BUSY/NO ANSWER
send attempt and when faxgetty would next talk to the modem (several 
second window).

> Please do post if you find a solution.

I found someone else who did not have the problem, using firmware 
0316D, while I have the problem using the exact same config file and
modem settings, with firmware version 0313A.  This is not 100% conclusive 
yet, because other things about our hardware and software are probably 
different.

Since I'm also having the problem on a 2834BLR modem as well
as a 2834ZDX, I'm going to try flash upgrading the 2834BLR.

-Mark

> Larry Lipstone
> StoneWare Consulting, Inc.


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