rec.autos.simulators

> I have my modem speed set to 2800.

> Jake is correct, if I turn error correction off, it takes to long to
> download the list or races and I never see them.   There is a time limit
on
> how long you have to download the list or races and with error correction
> off I can't get the list in time.  After the timer expires the list starts
> downloading again.  Therefore it never can finish.

> If  Papy. would allow us to set that timer, I'd be ok.  If there were less
> races listed I'd be ok.  If my phone line was better I"d be ok.  Too many
> ifs :(.

> Russell

> > I think that may not be the case for all users, Ryan, because I'm pretty
> > sure I was using settings as Dave outlines them in the early days of GPL
> and
> > VROC. Modem set to a fixed speed of I think 28.800, and turning
_software_
> > error correction off.

> > Although I have to admit it's been a few years since I've used a modem,
so
> > my memory perhaps isn't fully up-to-date.

> > Achim

> > > > That was excellent advice Dave. I wouldn't have remembered this.

> > > > Achim

> > > Yep, and as soon as he does lower the baud rate and turn off error
> > > correction, he will NOT be able to see any races listed.  Thanks Papy,
> > > you morons.

> > > Jet

> I have my modem speed set to 2800.

> Jake is correct, if I turn error correction off, it takes to long to
> download the list or races and I never see them.   There is a time limit
on
> how long you have to download the list or races and with error correction
> off I can't get the list in time.  After the timer expires the list starts
> downloading again.  Therefore it never can finish.

> If  Papy. would allow us to set that timer, I'd be ok.  If there were less
> races listed I'd be ok.  If my phone line was better I"d be ok.  Too many
> ifs :(.

> Russell

> > I think that may not be the case for all users, Ryan, because I'm pretty
> > sure I was using settings as Dave outlines them in the early days of GPL
> and
> > VROC. Modem set to a fixed speed of I think 28.800, and turning
_software_
> > error correction off.

> > Although I have to admit it's been a few years since I've used a modem,
so
> > my memory perhaps isn't fully up-to-date.

> > Achim

> > > > That was excellent advice Dave. I wouldn't have remembered this.

> > > > Achim

> > > Yep, and as soon as he does lower the baud rate and turn off error
> > > correction, he will NOT be able to see any races listed.  Thanks Papy,
> > > you morons.

> > > Jet

> Russel,

> are Jake and you talking about the racelist in WinVROC? Are you aware that
> neither VROC nor WinVROC got anything to do with Papyrus and that both are
> completely private 3rd party efforts?

> Anyway, I only said to Jake that it's not a prob everybody has. I do think
> though that few people have it, as none of the guys I know ever reported
> this. Have you tried to find out what technically happens that causes this
> to happen?

> Achim

> > I have my modem speed set to 2800.

> > Jake is correct, if I turn error correction off, it takes to long to
> > download the list or races and I never see them.   There is a time limit
> on
> > how long you have to download the list or races and with error
correction
> > off I can't get the list in time.  After the timer expires the list
starts
> > downloading again.  Therefore it never can finish.

> > If  Papy. would allow us to set that timer, I'd be ok.  If there were
less
> > races listed I'd be ok.  If my phone line was better I"d be ok.  Too
many
> > ifs :(.

> Russel,

> are Jake and you talking about the racelist in WinVROC? Are you aware that
> neither VROC nor WinVROC got anything to do with Papyrus and that both are
> completely private 3rd party efforts?

> Anyway, I only said to Jake that it's not a prob everybody has. I do think
> though that few people have it, as none of the guys I know ever reported
> this. Have you tried to find out what technically happens that causes this
> to happen?

> Achim

> > I have my modem speed set to 2800.

> > Jake is correct, if I turn error correction off, it takes to long to
> > download the list or races and I never see them.   There is a time limit
> on
> > how long you have to download the list or races and with error
correction
> > off I can't get the list in time.  After the timer expires the list
starts
> > downloading again.  Therefore it never can finish.

> > If  Papy. would allow us to set that timer, I'd be ok.  If there were
less
> > races listed I'd be ok.  If my phone line was better I"d be ok.  Too
many
> > ifs :(.

> Russel, normally, disabling re-negotiation should be faster, as it
prevents
> your modem and its counterpart from spending time on trying to find a
faster
> or slower connection speed from time to time. Likewise for software error
> correction. Disabling this should reduce your latency and increase your
> download speed a tad. IP header compression I think should be ON btw, and
> likewise _hardware_ error correction (only software error correction needs
> to be off).

> The prob is, I haven't used a modem for racing for ~5 years, so my memory
is
> a bit dim.

> The first thing I'd look for is the list of commands my modem has.
Because,
> AFAIR, my old 3com/US Robotic did have a command to prevent renegotiation
at
> higher speeds as well, albeit not with all speeds/protocols. I think there
> was a command where one could tell both yours and the other modem to not
> negotiate.

> I'd also check my data buffers for the incoming and outgoing data streams,
> are they to small, or too large. Windows defaults seem to be good if your
> modem is connected to serial, I don't know how it works with USB.

> In core.ini there's a line

> bcast_listserv_req_freq=0.000000         ; Request race list frequency

> I don't know what it does, I'm not even sure it refers to the Sierra.com
> racelist, but what happens if you set that to a different value, like
> 60.000 - does this perhaps decrease the frequency at which the racelist is
> requested to one entire minute, giving your system more time to download
it
> before a re-request is made? I haven't tried it and don't know, maybe it
> needed to be set to 0.50000 to achieve this (=try half as often), I don't
> know how it works, but it could be worth a try.

> Apart from that, I'd set

> bcast_ping_disable=0
> bcast_send_disable=1
> bcast_send_freq=16.000000                 careful, don't know what's
> possible max
>                                                                     but
> higher means less bandwidth taken
> disable_icmp_checking=1
> disable_ipx=1
> ignore_net_read_errors=1
> ignore_net_send_errors=1
> net_use_mdm_bandwidth_for_tcp_ip=1

> I'm guessing here a bit, I haven't dealt with these issues since I got
> broadband, so please treat all this with a grain of salt.

> Good luck!

> Achim

> > Achim,

> > This is with NASCAR Racing 2002 Season on the Sierra/Papyrus servers.
> I've
> > never dealt with VROC or WinVROC.

> > I force my modem to 28000 with a command to the modem.  Even if my modem
> was
> > re-negotiating speed, I don't understand why it would lose the
connection,
> > and never re-gain it not even to allow a ping to any machines unless I
> hang
> > up and dial in again.

> > Any recommendations for what to look for when this happens?  Anyone know
> of
> > diagnostic software that could at least tell if a problems was on my end
> or
> > with the ISP?