I know it's an unpleasant thought...but some of us share our daily computers
with our boards.We new sysop's usually only have one computer to work with
at first.This leads to an even worse thought...the board that we have worked
hard to set up starts to hang up on our callers for no apparent reason!
This will REALLY boost traffic to your board!!!
But,alas,this problem may in fact be our own faults...
If you understand about things like IRQ & TSR you know what I mean.
If you don't know anything about IRQ or TSR...consider yourself lucky!!! 
Hair loss is NOT a natural phenomenon...it is a computer programmers mark!
After 4 days of yanking MY hair out over "lost carrier detected" I found
a solution to solve my problem.I don't garantee it will work for you,but it
may be worth a try:

1.Change to your root directory by typing   CD\ <ENTER>
2.type this  COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.TRI <ENTER>
3.type this  COPY CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.TRI
4.Now,edit autoexec.tri to remove all unnecessary TSRs.Here is an example
  of my before & after...
  My AUTOEXEC.BAT:

SET SOUND=C:\SBPRO
SET BLASTER=A220 I10 D1 T4
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
C:\SBPRO\SBPSET /P /Q
set mouse=c:\mouse
c:\mouse\imouse.com /Y 
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT LET'S PUT THE X in $p$g 
REM set comspec=c:\dos\command.com
PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\GEOWORKS;C:\;C:\BATCH;C:\TRIBBS;C:\ANYD;
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
cd\dos
vsafe
cd\batch
dpclock /12/c7+;4
nocrash 30
cd\tribbs
board

Now,here is my streamlined AUTOEXEC.TRI :

set mouse=c:\mouse
c:\mouse\imouse.com /Y 
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g 
REM set comspec=c:\dos\command.com
PATH C:\DOS;C:\;C:\BATCH;C:\TRIBBS;C:\ANYD;
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
cd\batch
nocrash 30
cd\tribbs
board

Ditto for the Config.* files...Here is where I started:

device=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\SBPRO\DRV\CTSBPRO.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:10 D:1
DEVICE=C:\SBPRO\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
DEVICE = C:\ROCKET.BIN /M=4 /W=1 /S
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
DOS=HIGH
FILES=71
REM BUFFERS = 30
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\  /p
REM device=c:\dos\smartdrv.sys
BUFFERS = 30


STACKS=9,256


device=C:\WINDOWS\smartdrv.sys 2048 512

And here is what I shortened it to:

DEVICE = C:\ROCKET.BIN /M=4 /W=1 /S
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
DOS=HIGH
FILES=71
REM BUFFERS = 30
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\  /p
REM device=c:\dos\smartdrv.sys
BUFFERS = 30


STACKS=9,256


My next step was to type the next 3 lines for backup purposes:

COPY *.TRI *.002  <ENTER>
COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.001  <ENTER>
COPY CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.001 <ENTER>

Next,I wrote the 2 batch files in this archive...put them anywhere in your
path (use autoexec.tri as your guide.You'll want to execute them from
anywhere you happen to be when the phone rings.)I keep them in my C:\DOS
directory.The heart of what makes this mess work is COLDBOOT.COM which I
downloaded from the DOS WORLD BBS (thanks guys!).It pretty much explains
itself in autoexec.* where I put this(COLDBOOT.COM). 
Now,you're all set...

If you need to exit TriBBS to work on something else...just exit & type
UNTRIBB <ENTER> at the command line.Your computer will re-boot with all
TSRs and everything else loading. Run your other programs.When your BBS 
line rings or you get done...exit your application & type TRIBBIT <ENTER>
at your command line.Your system will re-boot almost clean.This should
(hopefully) eliminate TSR (and in some cases IRQ) conflicts which may
cause TriBBS to crash.

If you forget which batch file you used last...
type CD\  <ENTER>
     DIR AUTOEXEC.*  <ENTER>

     If your listing shows: *.BAT AND *.TRI,then you typed UNTRIBB  last
     If your listing shows: *.BAT AND *.RON,then you typed TRIBBIT  last
     (you should also see *.001 and *.002 , these are the backup copies
     of your long & shortened files)


If you have any further questions...call the Game Dungeon BBS (513)-235-9269
& I'll try to help you if I can.Also I cannot be held responsible for ANY
damage that occurs from use or inability to use these batch files!If in 
doubt,ASK SOMEONE!!!! I don't know of a computer store or repair shop
around that won't take time to answer a question. Same goes for the hundreds
of BBSs out there! I STRONGLY recommend the DOS WORLD BBS. Those guys are
about the best that I know of.I have their number if you want it...just ask.

Thanks...
Ron Schlegel <<Sysop-Game Dungeon BBS>>
RSchle1063@AOL.COM