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Subject: Re: Freeze on disconnect from Internet

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Artur

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Date Posted: 17:24:58 07/05/00 Wed
In reply to: Steve Mohundro 's message, "Re: Freeze on disconnect from Internet" on 15:20:01 06/29/00 Thu

Yeah, that's what my link was about. I tried this reg-fix myself and actually from first look it seemed Ok, but after a while I mean after time needed to tame the subjective fix-factor -- it looks like it doesn't fix it.

You probab;y know that this hack turn off power management i.e. modem stays in On mode all the time i.e. it eats up battery to be just on. As the result it also gets hoter.

Anyway it looks like fix it not working for me -- will try some else.

Artur

> That URL doesn't work for me, but I searched on the
> site myself and decided to risk the fix Microsoft
> suggests for a different modem, which is to go into
> the registry (via Regedit.exe) and change this entry:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\
> VxD\\VCOMM\\EnablePowerManagement
>
> Instead of 0000 01 00 00 00, make it 0000 00 00 00 00
>
> I did this yesterday, and each time I've disconnected
> I've had no problem. The computer also doesn't hang
> those few seconds when it starts dialing the modem.
> Whether I'll see long-term trouble from this change,
> I'm not sure. But for now it's solved this
> long-standing problem. What's even nicer is I haven't
> had to reboot the computer since then.
>
> > Looks like this is power mngmnt conflict: modem
> > (Ambicom) somehow falls asleep, or Win98 sedates it
> > somehow. Here what I found on Win98 MS-site:
> > rel=nofollow target=_blank > >
> href="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/
> >
> Q185/3/58.A">http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ar
> > ticles/Q185/3/58.A
> >
> > Artur
> >
> > > Hi there!

> > > Vivante SE,PII, Ambicom PCMCIA (card) modem.Win98
> >

> > > The issue is simple as this:

> > > 1) Connect to Internet -- OK

> > > 2) Browsing for 1 hour or more . -- OK

> > > 3) Disconnect -- computer freezes i,e, locks up
> till
> > > reboot.

> > >

> > > but

> > >
> > > 2) Browsing for *about 30 min* -- OK

> > > 3) disconnect -- OK

> > >

> > >
> > > Anyone has/had some experience. What's possible
> > > casue/remedy? Again, there's no problems while
> > > on-line, just a lock up on disconnect.
> > >
> > > Also the modem log-file in the Windows directory
> > says:
> > >

> > > "WARNING: modem did not respond to lowering DTR.
> > > Trying software hang up..."
> > >

> > > This message is logged everytime even though the
> > > disconnect was successful ( i.e. software hang up
> > > succeeded).
> > >

> > > Any ideas ??
> > >

> > > Artur

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