Sound files and connection conflict

[Earl Young]

     What machine (PC) are you using, what is the width of your connection, 
     and how much memory do you have.  I have two 'net systems at home.  
     One is a 486 with only 20MB of memory and a 28.8 Hayes.  The other is 
     a Pentium with 32MB of memory and is connected to the net via a 1meg 
     ADSL line.  Playing sound files sometimes causes trouble on the first 
     machine, and never causes problems on the second.
     
     You did not make clear whether you were playing the .wav from the 
     Internet or from your hard disk - was it already there or was it 
     something you were downloading as you go along?
     
     Sound files - and I do not know which site you were using - are not 
     all "short".  Many are fairly sizable and keep downloading after 
     enough has been sent to your machine for the player to start running.  
     Thus it is not impossible (there isn't enough data in your message to 
     reach a conclusion) that your connection is being used by a continuing 
     transmission from the sound site.
     
     What is the status of the "in use" button.  Is "STOP" (or "stop 
     loading" in the GO menu - highlighted?
     
     Hope some of this is helpful
     
     Earl Young
     x 7887
     


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Subject: Sound  files and connection conflict
Author:  danforth at tiac.net at INTERNET
Date:    1/24/97 10:38 AM


When I play a .wav file on my PC It seems to 'kill' my connection to my ISP. 
I first noticed it in Netscape (have tried netscape 1.1, 2 and now 3.0).  If 
I downloaded and played a .wav file, I could not go to any other location. 
It also appears to kill my telnet application at the same time. 
     
I have to 'hangup ' and redial my ISP.  I use TrumpWinsoc as my TCP/IP stack.  
     
I do seem to be able to send and to receive my email (using Eudora), so some 
kind of connection to my provider is saved.   Does anyone have any sort of 
handle on this problem?
     
Thanks.
     
Isabel
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Isabel L. Danforth     Reference Librarian, Wethersfield Public Library 
danforth at tiac.net      Co-Director of Librarians' Online Support Team 
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