modem question

[Ric Moore]

On 05/26/2012 11:22 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 27/05/12 07:45, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 05/25/2012 11:04 AM, Linda wrote:
>>> I have a computer set up so you can dial in and work on it from
>>> another location. Lately I am having problems that if the line
>>> disconnects (our phone lines have problems) the computer is not
>>> releasing the modem so you then can not call back in and reconnect
>>> without having someone on site shutdown the computer and restart it.
>>> My question is should I be looking at settings for the modem or for
>>> mgetty to ensure that if the call is broken that ttyS1 is freed back
>>> up and the modem is reset so it can answer the new call. In the past
>>> the most I had to do was get someone to turn off the modem and turn
>>> it back on in a few minutes to reset everything so you could call
>>> in.
>>
>>
>> AH!! Olde SKOOL!! It's your init string. It should automatically
>> detect that the call is dropped and re-init itself which mgetty will
>> pick up on. Just do a google search on your modem and you will find a
>> good init string for it. I USED to know all this stuff by heart, but I
>> have conveniently forgotten it all. I used to have 8 phone lines to my
>> Linux based BBS with various modems that all had to be properly
>> configured to avoid what is happening to you. Getting your init string
>> correct is a beautiful thing. Keep it written down in a safe place,
>> just in case something mangles it. :) Ric
>
> I think it is the S10 register....I think :-) .

D2 is rattling around in my brain for some reason.
http://www.56k.com/inits/a2z.shtml
Hopefully, this a REAL modem, like an external US Robotics, and not some 
$2 internal "win-modem". Ric


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