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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.rsts
Subject: Re: MODEM on RSTS V 9.6
Message-ID: <1990Nov13.191823.761@spcvxb.spc.edu>
Date: 13 Nov 90 19:18:23 GMT
References: <1990Nov13.165638.4481@cs.columbia.edu>
Distribution: comp.os.rsts
Organization: St. Peter's College, US
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In article <1990Nov13.165638.4481@cs.columbia.edu>, earl@cs.columbia.edu (Earl Smith) writes:
> I was told by someone that I needed to have more wires in the cable between
> the modem and the computer at work.  I therefore switched to a completely
> connected cable, but with no better results.

  Possibly, but as one of your networking folks says, it's "connecting the
_right_ colored wires together".

> cause me some grief.  What I see is that on my PC from home, when I dial
> in to work, I get
> 	login:  R
> 	login:  I
> 	login:  N
> 	login:  G

  Sounds like you're using a "smart" modem without disabling responses.

> If anyone knows of a RSTS consultant in the New York area who might be able
> to help me with this, I would also appreciate hearing about them.  As you
> might have guessed, I am so desperate now that I am willing to actually
> pay for a solution to this problem.

  I could come over (I'm in Jersey City) and look at it for you. If you're
interested, send me mail (terry@spcvxa.spc.edu, or if you prefer a local
address, kennedy@watsun).

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, US
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	(201) 915-9381