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| This section is exactly what it says - a listing of download files available at this site [all virus checked] and of links to other sites which should prove useful and/or interesting to modem users. Because I'm a cheapskate Yorkshireman the emphasis is on free downloads. Lot of graphics on this page, I'm afraid - all are links to a site. Please note that I have no connection of any kind with any of the sites listed. Contents |
| Downloads | |
| These are the downloads available at this site. | |
| AT-Command Manuals | |
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| conexant_hxf.pdf [703 KB] | Conexant HCF & HSF - 100498D - 05 Apr 2001. |
| conexant_smartscm_acf_acfl.pdf [564 KB] | Conexant SmartACF, SmartACFL & SmartSCM - 100722A - 02 Nov 2000. |
| lucent_mars.pdf [444 KB] | Lucent Luna, Apollo & Mars - XX-XXXDMOD - 15 Jun 1998. |
| lucent_venus.pdf [793 KB] | Lucent Venus - MN00-012DMOD - 01 Aug 2000. |
| smartlink.pdf [164 KB] | SmartLink HAMR5600 - 28 Nov 1999. |
| rockwell_rcxx[l]d.pdf [492 KB] | Rockwell RC56D,RC56LD,RCVDL56ACF,RCVDL56ACFL/SP,RC336D,RC336LD 33.6k ACF, 56k ACF 1 MB & 56k ACF 2 MB chipsets - 1199 - 04 Sep 1998. |
| texas_instruments.pdf [468 KB] | Texas Instruments TMS320X2A - SPRA359A - 26 Jun 1998. |
| topic.pdf [73 KB] | Topic 560i - TP560i-AT-10 - 03 Dec 1999. |
| usr.pdf [658 KB] | US Robotics modem & WinModem - 09 Nov 1998. |
| HSFbooster v2.06 Standard Edition | |
| hsfbooster-v206.zip [269 KB] | This is a program allowing simple configuration of both Conexant/Rockwell HSF & HCF chipset modems, including the Country parameter.
17 Jun 2002 v2.06 show statistics after connect added HSFbooster is produced, provided by & Copyright © Dmitry Mishchenko 2002. Mail the Doctor with any bugs. |
| Motorola SM56 Soft Modem Drivers & Utilities | |
| ISA Uninstall [152 KB] | isa-sm56clean.exe - originally sourced from the Motorola site, it completely cleans the system of [virtually] all traces of the ISA version of the Motorola SM56 modem & is vital for uninstallation and very useful in reinstallation of the modem. Documentation [for both processes]. |
| ISA Build 62.1 [2318 KB] | isa-sm56b62.exe - this is a self-extracting zip file containing the v3.0 Build 62.1 driver files for the ISA version of the Motorola SM56 soft modem. It gives mostly-reliable V.90 connection with Freeserve, whereas earlier Builds do not (although a Build 67.1 is available on the Motorola sites). After downloading use Windows Explorer to run the archive & extract into an empty folder. Then navigate to the folder & run "Setup.exe". As simple as that. 21 Feb 2007: Moved to modem-help.com as no room left within free-host. Sorry. |
| PCI Uninstall [157 KB] | pci-sm56clean.exe - originally sourced from the Motorola site, it completely cleans the system of [virtually] all traces of the PCI version of the Motorola SM56 modem & is vital for uninstallation and very useful in reinstallation of the modem. ISA Documentation [for both processes - same for PCI]. |
| PCI Build 62.1 [1774 KB] | pci-sm56b62.exe - this is a self-extracting zip file containing the v3.0 Build 62.1 driver files for the PCI version of the Motorola SM56 soft modem. It gives mostly-reliable V.90 connection with Freeserve, whereas earlier & later Builds do not (although very much later Builds are available on the Motorola sites, even including Linux drivers now). After downloading use Windows Explorer to run the archive & extract into an empty folder. Then navigate to the folder & run "Setup.exe". As simple as that. 21 Feb 2007: Moved to modem-help.com as no room left within free-host. Sorry. |
| PCI II Build 84.24 [1903 KB] NT5.0 (Windows 2000/XP) |
sm56_pci2_dfv_w2000_build_.zip 22 Nov 2000 - the INF file (smserial.inf) has been changed at source to allow use with NT5 (win2k). This has been extracted from within the driver zip from the Puretek site for the PT-3027 (if you haven't got the point, the Puretek zip is twice the size it needs to be, as they have included a copy of the zip inside itself). This file is provided for your convenience - no support can be provided, so do not ask. The driver will work with the following PCI PnP IDs:
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| User Manual + AT-Commands [687 KB] | motorola_sm56pci.pdf - this is a PDF file for the 5614PSL PCI modem (45 pages), dated 15 Jun 1999, kindly provided by Chad Ledden. Right-click & save to disk to view offline. |
| PHP Files | |
| Conteg.include.0.13.6 [72 KB] | Content-Negotiation for PHP produced web-output.
- Request/Response Headers attempt to be RFC-compliant - Compression is load-balanced by default - Document-wide multi search/replace available - Single array-parameter switches negotiation on/off: No switches: auto-negotiates Accept-Encoding (compression), User-Agent Add: +Modified-date: auto-negotiates If-Modified-Since, If-Unmodified-Since +Expiry time: auto-sends Expires +Etag: auto-negotiates If-None-Match, If-Match, If-Range +Ranges: auto-negotiates Range, If-Range +Charset: auto-negotiates Accept-Charset +Language: auto-negotiates Accept-Language +Media-Type auto-negotiates Accept With the appropriate switches, the routine will auto-send the correct +304 Not Modified, 406 Not Acceptable, 412 Precondition Failed, 416 Requested +Range Not Satisfiable, 206 Partial content or 200 OK page + full headers.See also this info-page on compression. |
| Smart Link HAMR5600 AMR & USB Linux Files | |
| (see right) | How-To Install (Mirror - this site) 13 May 2002 Smart Link FTP Site (long gone, broken link) 22 May 02 v2.6 for Kernel 2.4.7 which are reported to be easier to install - thanks to Fred, Chris Clarke & others
slmdm-2.03-01.src.rpm (984 KB) (source RPM for 2.4.x ???) sl_2.6.6.zip (originally) at Archtek (for Redhat 7.2, kernel 2.4.7-10 - thanks to John Spray) |
| User Manuals | |
| RCV336ACF-SP, RCV114ACF-SP (Kit Users Guide).pdf [110 KB] | 33.6k ACF chipset - 1093 - 02 Aug 1996 This is the Users guide for the “AccelerATorTM kit” - a non-PnP ISA Reference Board supplied to modem manufacturers using the RCV336ACF-SP & RCV114ACF-SP chipsets. It does supply jumper positions for setting IRQ & COM ports (page 7). |
| USR WinModem Utility | |
| USR WinModem fix (sorry, dead link) [4 KB] | usrwinfix.zip - USR WinModems can display the port speed on connection rather than the modem speed. This zip file contains 2 text files: one is a readme file with instructions, & the other is a Registry import file containing the correct modem responses. Thanks are due to Nigel for making these files available - use at your own risk. It needs Winzip or some such to extract; if you don't have this software either click on the picture below or obtain it from the cover CD of a computer magazine such as PC Pro. |
| Windows Connections Upgrade Files | |
| DUN 1.3 [2301 KB] | msdun13.exe - Windows95 only. Essential download. Update Dial-up Networking to v1.3. This is developed by & copyright The Microsoft Corporation. This is the Microsoft ftp download. 21 Feb 2007: Moved to modem-help.com as no room left within free-host. Sorry. |
| WinSock 2.2 [964 KB] | w95ws2setup.exe - Windows95 only. Essential download. Update winSock to v2.2 This is developed by & copyright The Microsoft Corporation. This is the Microsoft site download. |
| 40-bit Encryption [319 KB] | dun13-98.exe - for Dial-up Networking v1.3. This is developed by & copyright The Microsoft Corporation. This is the Microsoft site 128-bit encryption update download (now available for all countries, as the US Military has moved up to 256-bit encryption). |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Diagnostics Utility [73 KB] | mdu.exe - this is developed by & is copyright BVRP Software, & can also be sourced at modemhelp.com. It compiles information on the modem, tcp/ip, printer, browser and/or com port from the Registry & will also print out the standard ati responses from the modem if the com port is selected. |
| Site Links | |
| Some useful and/or interesting other sites to visit. | |
| Must-Visit Sites | |
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This is one excellent site, worth revisiting, & I would recommend it to anyone. The main page has news updated each Tuesday & Friday with a news archive, manufacturer's links board & a general search facility across the whole site. |
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Another independent, interesting site. Has RealAudio samples of modem connection sounds scattered through the site, a 56k Troubleshooting page & a good page on the LT WinModem, the Lucent chipset soft modem, with driver download & manufacturer's links. |
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Microsoft Windows 95 update page. If you have Win95 & haven't already gone to this page, go there now (although Microsoft uses the Update page now). |
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Microsoft Windows 98 update page. If you have Win98 & haven't recently gone to this page, go there now (although Microsoft uses the Update page now). See also here for a full list of Updates specifically for Windows 98. |
| Manuals & Help Sites | |
| Askey id. program | Will uniquely identify Askey modems as well as model etc. |
| HCF Configurator | (Freeware) Conexant [Rockwell] HCF, HSF & PC-Tel HSP chipsets. Examine & change many (all?) aspects of these modem's setup, including the Country setting. |
| Modem Manuals | Conexant [Rockwell] ACF, HCF, HSF chipsets. Apache Micro site. |
| Manuals & Documentation | 3Com desktop modems: Courier & USR [Sportster]. Other alternatives are the Support Page or the Manuals Page. |
| Lucent LT WinModem Manuals LT WinModem Drivers |
For the V.90 & K56Flex host-based chipsets. One of the Lucent sites; a generic driver for the LT WinModem is at the same location as the manuals. The last link contains many drivers & is fully recommended. |
| Reference Manuals | Pace site. |
| Reference Manual | Practical Peripherals modems - large & thorough. |
| AT Commands | Conexant [Rockwell] ACF, HCF, HSF chipsets; Cirrus Logic & Conexant PCMCIA chipsets; 14.4k & 28.8k chipsets. Apache Micro site. |
| AT Commands | V34 - V.90 Modems - Conexant ACF & HCF chipsets. Modular Technology site. |
| AT Commands | Also user manuals [many chipsets]. Zoltrix site. |
| Documentation | ModemSURFR, OnlineSURFR & VoiceSURFR - pdf format. Includes AT Commands. Motorola site. |
| Documentation | Zoom site. |
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Free Computer Help (UK site) including modems. Not checked by myself but looks professional. |
| http://members.cnx.net/reboot/modems/ | Modem installation guide, many drivers, Conexant/Rockwell chipsets overview. |
| Peter Curtis's site | Help page on "Updating A Modem with Flash Memory". |
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Navas 28800-56K Modem FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions answered by the Navas Group of Dublin, California. An extensive listing of links to Modem companies, although many are obsolete. |
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Modems & Connection Problems. General assistance for modems by Chris Bolus - well recommended by others. |
| modemhelp.com | General assistance for modems. |
| Curts High Speed Modem Page | ...and you need one as it takes a long time to load! Still, lots of info on the page. Long established (18 Jan 02 new site). |
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PCI Internal Modems, plus midi music; from PD Sheppard. Standard Connection Settings, plus midi music; from PD Sheppard. |
| 56K Modem Troubleshooting Guide | This is a very good guide but unfortunately has not been updated for V.90. |
| Modem Tutorial | Old (V32bis) but comprehensive. |
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Optimizing Internet Connections. This is a page for Gaming fanatics [there's redundancy for you] & therefore concentrates on good ping values. An excellent listing of Windows 95 update files. |
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Modem Tweaking by Tweak3D. This is on a site for Gaming enthusiasts & concentrates on increasing the speed & stability of the modem. In part it discusses using iSpeed from High Mountain Software. |
| Bandwidth Monitor | (Download) Not tried it yet myself./TD> |
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Modem Speed Test Page. Uses Java to objectively test the modem speed. Very useful. |
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Modem Speed Test Pages at Toast Net. Four locations in USA to objectively test the modem speed on both text & graphics d/l. Mine was good on text, poor on graphics. |
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Bandwidth Speed Test Page at MSN. My lowly little Motorola scored brilliantly! A second link is the McAfee page. Thanks to Michelle for these links & many updates. |
| Netcomuk Phone Line Test | Test for x2 [& therefore V.90] compatibility. Instructions & sample output. |
| White Papers | |
| 3Com Index of White Papers | The one's I've read are excellent. |
| Mars™, Venus™ & Apollo™ chipsets | Lucent technical info - excellent. |
| Host Signal Processing | PC-Tel technical info on soft modems. Written just as Pentium MMX's were introduced [1997] it is well out of date, but worth reading nevertheless. I'm indebted to Graham Wood for this link. |
| Software Modems | Motorola technical info - castrated version of white paper previously available on site. |
| 56K bits/s Data Transmission across the PSTN | Rockwell technical info - excellent. The Conexant-version [without a PDF download link, & 4k lighter] is here. White papers are found in the Press Room. |
| 3Com V.90 Technology | Mentions 3Com rather a lot. |
| Understanding IP Addressing | This is truly excellent - for tech-heads - 3Com site. |
| The PPP Multilink Protocol | November 1994 Network Working Group standards track paper [RFC 1717] - all you could ever want to know - & then more - about the protocol. Thanks to Keith Hanna for this link. |
| ISDN and Data Networking | A Technology Overview - 3Com site. |
| ISDN D Channel Packet | Motorola technical info - applicable more to corporate than domestic arenas. |
| Data Encryption & Compression | Nine papers at the Western DataCom site. |
| Other Modem-Stuff Sites | |
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DUN Manager. I've registered this one - it seems to do everything, including logging costs online. Excellent, apart from the lousy logo. Shareware - free download - £25 to register. |
| Dial-Up Networking Monitor | "...shows the throughput on Windows 95/98 Dial-Up Networking and Windows NT RAS connections. The throughput is shown in the form of a fully configurable graph window and as detailed statistics". Free download. Haven't used it much myself, but it works. |
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Go!Zilla 3.3 [free]. Essential download software, allowing broken downloads to be resumed, & many other features. |
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WS_FTP Limited Edition 5.08 Software. Free ftp software (now 32-bit), previously used to upload this site. Works well. |
| FTP Voyager | Free ftp software, used to upload this site. I was sent a license for the paid-for version & have used it for many months - some glitches but does the job well. |
| modemdoctor.com | Shareware. Can also be downloaded from the Well Communications site - this link also contains screen-shots & info. |
| Internet Freeware | NotepadFTP, WebStore Manager, Internet Tech Support Diagnostics, Get2Edit, Nettime [updates system clock when you connect], Sleeper 32, Remote Mail32, Windows Command Line FTP - thanks to Michelle for this link. |
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Visual Basic Freeware for UK only to keep an eye on the costs whilst online - obviously of particular interest to Yorkshiremen like myself or the Scottish contingent. Not tried it yet myself. |
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Freeware Cost Counter. Can be used internationally - Dutch site. Not tried it yet myself. |
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CostCheck Pro - Shareware Cost Counter. Detects dial-up automatically; *all* versions of Windows. Looks good, but not tried it yet myself. |
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Internet Connection Benchmark - for internet or network connections [shareware]. Dutch site - a very classy-looking piece of software, but not tried it yet myself. |
| tweakDUN for Windows | A program to adjust internal connection settings. |
| ZTerm.HQX [169 KB] | ZTerm Terminal program for Macintosh on Lasat Danish site. |
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Tucows WinSock Software - Freeware/Shareware for Windows, Beos, Java, Linux, Mac & PDA. Audio, Browsers and Accessories, Communications, Connectivity, E-Mail Tools, Entertainment, General Tools, HTML Tools, Internet Tools, Multimedia Tools, Network Tools, Online Services, Security, Server Tools, & Utilities. UK mirror site. Not tried any myself. |
| Windows Proxy Servers | Scores of shareware/freeware programs to share one modem across multiple computers on a network. Not used any of them myself. |
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Home & Office versions of Internet Access software for networked computers. Reported to be a little complex. Not used it myself. |
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Freeware proxy server to provide Internet Access for networked computers. Also acts as a Firewall. Reported to be simple to configure & use. Not used it myself. |
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Protection against lightning strikes. The site reports that "Your modem line is the easiest route for a power surge into your computer" (true). Not used it myself. |
| None Modem-Stuff Sites | |
| POP3 Scan Mailbox | 32-bit download page - a freeware program to download, delete remotely etc. on any POP3 server. Offers facilities that Outlook Express does not have. |
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PC HouseCall - free online virus checker/cleaner. Could be a life-saver. |
| corinna1.freeserve.co.uk | Simply a damn good site. Those building web pages may want to check out this page. |
| zymous.freeserve.co.uk | Help for beginners on building web pages - good. |
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HTML Goodies - a site giving tips for those building web pages, with primers, tutorials & more advanced sections. His style makes me wince, but the layout & content is good. |
| HTML entities | (for Webmasters) A complete list of HTML entities. |
| PHP graphics | (for Webmasters) A PHP Class for producing GIFs (see also here for the GIF format + program listing to read/write GIF files. Unfortunately one crucial page is missing.) |
| Wotsit's Format | (for Programmers) “the complete programmer's resource on the net.” This site contains file format information on hundreds of different file types and all sorts of other useful programming information: algorithms, source code, specifications, etc.. |
| Typography | I'm interested in typography, OK? |
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Energis (Planet Online) Abuse site. Planet Online are the people that operate Freeserve's servers. Whilst you might, from the title, expect to be told off for unspecified misdemeanours, this is instead a site to explain why your reports on abusive e-mail or hacking disappear into the void. Some vital info on the pages. |
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The Cleaner 2.0 [shareware]. Software to clean Trojans from the system. |
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WinZip 7.0 [free]. Essential Windows software, used to unzip many downloads. Try also computer magazine cover CD's such as PC Pro. |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader [free] - needed for any document in .pdf [Portable Document Format]. Try also computer magazine cover CD's such as PC Pro.. |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 [free]. Usually available on the cover CD of a computer magazine such as PC Pro. Please note that Microsoft no longer updates IE 5.01 (except for Windows 2000). |
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Netscape Navigator 4.5 [free]. Usually available on the cover CD of a computer magazine such as PC Pro. |
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TextPad [shareware] - fully recommended, & used to build this site. Try also computer magazine cover CD's such as PC Pro. |
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Paintshop Pro 5.01 - fully recommended, & used to modify some graphics on this site. 30-day evaluation copy free, CD is high price. Time-dependant data stored under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{84124FF1-5D04-11D1-A575-00A0C96F2B0D}. |
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Microsoft FrontPage Express [free] or Pro [evaluation free]. Usually available on the cover CD of a computer magazine such as PC Pro. |
| visualroute.visualware.com | A link on a web site can connect your browser to a site anywhere in the world - have you ever wondered where, exactly, that site physically is?. This page traces the route from site-to-site in conventional fashion, & then shows that route with maps. Excellent! Shows IP addresses, and can be purchased for use on your own system. |
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CPU Control Panel 4.0.0.3 Detects the cpu on the system & offers options to switch on/off cpu-specific features. Worked well on a Cyrix 233, but help pages [web based] did not explain Cyrix options. |
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Removing Internet Explorer from Windows98. Yes, it can be done, & here's how [article]. |
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Removing Internet Explorer from Windows98. 98lite does this by "implanting the leaner and faster Explorer shell from Windows95 onto the improved core of Windows98". Free d/l. Thanks to Cyker for this link. |
| PC PhoneHome | Software to trace missing computers (PC & Mac). I had a computer stolen some years ago, and this would have notified me every time the new “owners” browsed the Internet. Survives fdisk as well as re-format. |
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Registry Monitor [Freeware] - list's every access into Windows' Registry. Also a host of other tools at main page. Not yet used it myself, but it looks damn good. |
| Undocumented Windows 95 | For Win95/98/NT/2K. For programmers, to access the undocumented Windows functions which, of course, Microsoft applications do not use. |
| Anonymous Browsing | Needs registration. Provides a US-based id. The service needs configuring to enable JavaScript. |
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SnadBoy Revelation v1.1. Reveals the password behind the ***'s. Haven't tried it myself. |
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A vast resource of Windows freeware & shareware. |
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Windows Support & drivers files. |