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Post by CosmoCommander on Aug 18, 2004 18:28:30 GMT -5
Here is some news that you will enjoy, Leif, and others may benefit from:
I reduced the total length of cable between my Commodore and IBM to 3.5 feet, and now my problems with Telnet BBS Server are almost completely gone! I went an entire day without a single RS232 Overrun or Framing Error!
I changed the 25-pin connector on the end of my Supra Peak Modem Interface to a 9-pin connector, and re-wired it for direct connection to the IBM. Now I am calling it the Supra Peak Null Modem Interface!
My Belkin Interlink cable was 6 feet long, and with the Supra Peak Modem Interface cable being 3.5 feet long, and my 25-to-9 pin adapter being 3", I had almost 10 feet of cable between the two computers. The interlink cable had these ridiculously skinny wires, but the Supra cable had fat 22-gauge wires.
Anyway, I think my total cable link was too long, and I was losing too much signal strength. Now with 1 short cable containing nice grade wires, I should be getting little or no signal loss. It has made a VAST improvement. ;D
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Post by Leif Bloomquist on Aug 19, 2004 7:12:37 GMT -5
The cable between my PC and the C64 BBS is at least 10 feet long. It's actually two cables, a 6' 9-pin straight through extension and a 4' null modem cable that also switches from 9 to 25 pins.
I hardly ever get dropped characters, and only get Framing errors when something happens to the line, i.e. I disconnect it or turn the 64 on or off.
Still, glad you've been able to solve your problem!
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Post by Dark Vulcan on Aug 19, 2004 11:19:34 GMT -5
I too have had the same problems as Cosmo with my BBS, framing errors, rs232 breaks and the person connecting gets garbage on there end when they log on. I have cut down on my cable length from 10 1/2 feet to a little over 5 feet and SO FAR, no problems. I am keeping my fingers crossed because it screwed up in the past about 1 in 5 callers. At this point, it has been good. Time will tell! If anyone has problems getting on Renaissance City BBS please email me at darkvulcan@yahoo.com Thanks!
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