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From: genesis@kk4fs.UUCP (Genesis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Modem works (but in the dark) please help
Message-ID: <5iB5R1w163w@kk4fs.UUCP>
Date: 4 Nov 90 15:29:03 GMT
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Organization: KK4FS - Free Speech Forum, +1 615 283 0864 for BBS
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poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) writes:

> In article <7494.27238042@uwovax.uwo.ca> jansson@uwovax.uwo.ca writes:
> >I would appreciate your opinion / suggestion, on what is going 
> >on with my modem.  It worked fine until two days ago.
> >It does not respond to my commands but appear to execute them.
> >In other words:
> >at does not result in an ok
> >atdt ####### dials the number given
> >This fouls up all my kermit scripts and forces me to lift the 
> >receiver to make sure that the call is answered (you are right,
> >this is not a big deal but.....).
> >I am embarrassed to admit that I do not know the make of the modem,
> >the manual refers to it as Super Modem 2400, and it is an internal
> >one.  
> >Any and all guidance will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Possibly the result codes have been turned off by the 'Q' command. Try "ATQ0"
> to make sure they are enabled. On Hayes compatible modems you can also select
> whether you get english or numeric codes. "ATV0" enables numeric codes, "ATV1
> enables english codes.
> 
> Russ Poffenberger               DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
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Actually,you also could do an ATV1.It changes from result codes to regular 
mode.I have had the same problems,because I run a bbs it would always change 
it....