02-05-2023, 09:16 AM
Hey All,
I have a few wimodem 232s. Recently I have seen some strange activity.
While connecting to various Atari BBS’s when I type a message (or type anything for that matter) it has a habit to pausing for 1-5 seconds every so often. This happens on all three of my modems.
I have an Orbi router system with a satellite (extender) in the basement where I do my retro bbsing. At first I thought the satellite was too far away from the modem (it did have a straight line of sight. ). Moved the satellite around trying to get better connections. Still the same issue.
I didn’t have the time or convenience to run an Ethernet cable from the basement to the first floor where the main router is located. So I went with a MoCA 2.5gig system connecting the basement satellite to the main router. So in essence the basement is hardwired to the router.
Still the same issues.
I talked to some of the Atari community and read a bunch of stuff here trying to tweak some of the buffers and settings, but I still seem to have this issue.
I don’t really have the ability to test the wimodem upstairs in the same room as the router. Maybe in the future I can try this.
I am pretty confident this is a router -> wimodem issue, as all the modems have this symptom. I have one Atari 8 bit and 1 Atari 16 bit system with wimodems, so I don’t believe it is a symptom specific to the platform.
All modems are updated to the November 2022 firmware.
Any ideas or tweaks I can make to have the modem work a little smoother?
I think I covered all/most of the troubleshooting steps I have taken in the last few months.
Thanks for any advice.
I have a few wimodem 232s. Recently I have seen some strange activity.
While connecting to various Atari BBS’s when I type a message (or type anything for that matter) it has a habit to pausing for 1-5 seconds every so often. This happens on all three of my modems.
I have an Orbi router system with a satellite (extender) in the basement where I do my retro bbsing. At first I thought the satellite was too far away from the modem (it did have a straight line of sight. ). Moved the satellite around trying to get better connections. Still the same issue.
I didn’t have the time or convenience to run an Ethernet cable from the basement to the first floor where the main router is located. So I went with a MoCA 2.5gig system connecting the basement satellite to the main router. So in essence the basement is hardwired to the router.
Still the same issues.
I talked to some of the Atari community and read a bunch of stuff here trying to tweak some of the buffers and settings, but I still seem to have this issue.
I don’t really have the ability to test the wimodem upstairs in the same room as the router. Maybe in the future I can try this.
I am pretty confident this is a router -> wimodem issue, as all the modems have this symptom. I have one Atari 8 bit and 1 Atari 16 bit system with wimodems, so I don’t believe it is a symptom specific to the platform.
All modems are updated to the November 2022 firmware.
Any ideas or tweaks I can make to have the modem work a little smoother?
I think I covered all/most of the troubleshooting steps I have taken in the last few months.
Thanks for any advice.