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More info?)
It is there on the wall; however, it probably was supplied by the ADSL
provider and they are the ones who will know if it is or not. It is, for
some reason no one know why, but most DSL and ADSL providers use those type
of modems and they cause problems. Just goes to show that the telephone
people are not all that smart.
Joel
"Andrew" <andy@nowhere.valid> wrote in message
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> Joel,
> Will the Network Address Translation (NAT) Modem be my "Alcatel 1000 ADSL
> Modem" mounted here on the wall or at the ISP location?
> Andy
>
> "Joel Estes" <joel@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:uvjB0QTkEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> If you have ADSL, check with your supplier and ask if you happen to have
>> a NAT modem. If so, then that is the problem.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>> "Andrew" <andy@nowhere.valid> wrote in message
>> news:exedNGTkEHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Thank you for your time Jonathan, neither of us has a router. My
>>> connection is directly onto an ADSL circuit and the distant contact is
>>> also directly onto an ADSL circuit.
>>> I get the same results if I use my other computer connected to the ADSL
>>> line, so it would appear that it might not be my computer.
>>> Another friend has reported similar symptoms when talking to his
>>> contacts, he uses a broadband direct cable connection (part of TV
>>> Distribution Cable ) to his ISP.
>>> I was always under the impression that Instant Messenger was a direct
>>> PC-to-PC connection and as such if the File Transfer is present and the
>>> Typing Page is operative then the Voice should also be operating
>>> normally.
>>> As I said previously, the connection between the computers is not lost
>>> when the Voice disconnects because a "File Transfer" was recently in
>>> progress when the voice connection was broken but the transfer continued
>>> unabated.
>>> Andy
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u6OzhnSkEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> Greetings Andrew,
>>>>
>>>> Actually it's not normal at all, but there are millions of explanations
>>>> that could be made on this (most of which have no real solution); my
>>>> only real solution would be is if you're utilizing some type of router
>>>> to make sure you have the latest firmware from the hardware
>>>> manufacturer.
>>>> ____________________________________________
>>>> Jonathan Kay
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>>> Associate Expert
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>>> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
>>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>>
>>>> "Andrew" <andy@nowhere.valid> wrote in message
>>>> news:e2RskdMkEHA.2696@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Jonathan,
>>>>> I take it that, because a lack of replies on this post, this is a not
>>>>> a defect of the Instant Messenger Voice program but is a normal quirk
>>>>> of Voice operation?
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andrew" <andy@nowhere.valid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OHXDTZHkEHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Our problem existed before and since Sp.2. The voice connection
>>>>>> disconnects although we can still type instant messages and file
>>>>>> transfer continues through the period of disconnection. When the
>>>>>> disconnection occurs we can immediately remake the connection.
>>>>>> What is the cause of this voice disconnection?
>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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