modem speed

[ITlover]

When we go to configuration at modem properties, we see maximum speed drop down list which shows different speed that we can select for our modem. Does this speed refer to the modem connection speed with the ISP Server?

[EzyStvy]

I'm going to guess you're seeing the connection speed to the com port that the modem is using.

[ITlover]

I am talking about the speed shown in the properties of modem configuration.
I think it is a speed of the connection between the ISP Server and our modem but there is one thing that i wanted to know. There is also a speed of the modem written on the box of the modem that we get when we purchase the modem, eg. 56 K.

Is this "56K" the same speed that we use to connect our modem with the ISP Server?

Do we have to set the speed in our modem configuration to this 56K if our modem supports 56K?

I hope my question is clear.

[juppy]

The speeds in the drop down box are for setting the speed of your port, e.g. how fast information can enter and exit your computer. The only reason I've ever heard for changing the setting is like if you are having data loss or some other connection problem, you can try lowering the port speed to see if it resolves the problem. In reality, I tried changing the speeds on my own machine and noticed no real difference no matter what I set it to.

The "56K" on your modem box is the maximum speed of the modem. Theoretically anyway. It says 56K but it's limited to a maximum of around 53K by the phone lines. And yeah, if you have a 56K modem, set it to 56K (57,600). At least that's how mine is. HTH.

[ITlover]

What i understand is that when we change the speed of connection in the configuration of modem for successful connection, we are actually trying to establish connection of our modem with the ISP Server which can be possible if the speed that we choose in the drop down list matches the speed mentioned on our modem(eg56K) or is lower than this.

[juppy]

Pretty much, yeah. Your modem is capable of the 56K speed. If your ISP is also 56K capable, then the whole data transfer would run close to that speed (again, phone line limitations slow that down some). If, for instance, you changed your menu setting back to say 28K or so, the data connection *should* be limited to that 28K speed, even though your modem and the ISP are both capable of faster speeds.