CSM1
Mon Apr 28 18:23:02 PDT 2008
I hope you do have the problem sorted.
Bad software if one has to keep pinging the modem to stay connected.
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"johnnino" <johnnino@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:797F8DE3-8CB1-49D1-8622-A0942E3BBF43@microsoft.com...
> Pretty sure the underlying connection is good. Indicators show a good
> signal
> and there is no change at the moment data transfer fails.
>
> Meanwhile, I may be getting it sorted. Found a tip in an Italian forum
> and
> it seems to be working. Installed a tiny program that sends out a ping
> every
> 3 seconds. That seems to have convinced the modem not to take a coffee
> break
> while I'm navigating -- and it's held up over the past day. Tip comes
> from a
> forum of disgruntled owners of the modem who are having problems similar
> to
> mine -- and they've all got XP Home or Pro. So I'm beginning to think
> that
> the "non certification" for Media Center was just a smokescreen for a lazy
> tech support group.
>
> Still, if you or anybody else, see any reason why Media Center may be the
> problem, I'd appreciate hearing about it.
>
> Thanks again for pitching in.
>
>
> "CSM1" wrote:
>
>> You are welcome.
>>
>> I hope you get the problem sorted.
>>
>> One question, are you sure that you have a good wireless connection for
>> the
>> whole time and not experiencing signal drop outs?
>>
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>> "johnnino" <johnnino@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9EFB9826-C065-4110-B51A-6F9C85C90A26@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks, CSM1. That's exactly the sort of thing I had in mind.
>> > Unfortunately, in a day of trial, disabling the three Media Center
>> > Services
>> > didn't make any difference. I've still got a very erratic connection.
>> > It
>> > can hold for more than an hour or it can go down in less than two
>> > minutes.
>> > But the experiment helps clarify where the fault may lie. I appreciate
>> > your
>> > help.
>> >
>> > "CSM1" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "johnnino" <johnnino@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:16D26CD1-29A6-4945-BEAB-B36CB4FD5FF9@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I just acquired a usb wireless modem to connect to the Internet via
>> >> >the
>> >> > cellular network here in Italy. It almost works. The software,
>> >> > including
>> >> > the driver, installs. The connection software makes a successful
>> >> > connection,
>> >> > even at high speed (HSDPA) but it's a connection that is not visible
>> >> > to
>> >> > programs seeking to go online: there is no transfer of data. I
>> >> > managed
>> >> > to
>> >> > work around this by creating a separate connection in Dial-Up
>> >> > Networking
>> >> > or
>> >> > by using the service provider's generic connection software. Now
>> >> > the
>> >> > connection succeeds but at a certain point - it could be two
>> >> > minutes,
>> >> > it
>> >> > could be 40 - the exchange of data stops. The connection is not
>> >> > lost -
>> >> > it's
>> >> > just a connection that is not functioning.
>> >> >
>> >> > I spent a lot of time with technicians from the provider and the
>> >> > manufacturer who denied any responsibility for the condition - until
>> >> > the
>> >> > manufacturer (Onda, an Italian firm that puts its brand on a product
>> >> > made
>> >> > in
>> >> > China, of course. I can't figure out whose design it is. It's a
>> >> > pen
>> >> > drive
>> >> > format, the model number is MT505UP) disclosed in a P.S. that the
>> >> > product
>> >> > is
>> >> > not certified for XP Media Center Edition.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now, what I'd like to know for a start is, what is so peculiar about
>> >> > Media
>> >> > Center that poses a problem for the designers of drivers and
>> >> > software?
>> >> > I
>> >> > thought it was just a minor embellishment of XP Professional.
>> >> >
>> >> > If it is known what this peculiarity is, can't someone at Microsoft
>> >> > help
>> >> > these befuddled designers to adapt their software to the system?
>> >> >
>> >> > Short of that, is there any way to change the configuration of Media
>> >> > Center
>> >> > or the services enabled or disabled to facilitate coexistence with
>> >> > the
>> >> > modem?
>> >> >
>> >> > I realize this is an obscure problem - but that's why I'm turning to
>> >> > this
>> >> > forum, in the hope that someone out there can put me on the road to
>> >> > solving
>> >> > it. Thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The unique part of Media Center that interferes with normal
>> >> communication
>> >> may be the Media Center Services. You can try disabling the three
>> >> Media
>> >> Center services in Services to see what happens.
>> >>
>> >> I have no idea if that would do anything for you.
>> >>
>> >> The Media Center interface hooks into a lot of network services and
>> >> tuner
>> >> services.
>> >>
>> >> Network is used to download Guide information.
>> >>
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>> >> CSM1
>> >>
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