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From: patrice@cs.mcgill.ca (Patrice BELLEVILLE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Modem problems
Summary: help!
Message-ID: <1991Mar9.195104.16535@cs.mcgill.ca>
Date: 9 Mar 91 19:51:04 GMT
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Hi! For those who are keeping track of arrival dates of 400Mb NeXTstations, I
got mine on the 26th of February. I am now trying to connect my modem to it,
but I can't get it working.

	My modem is an Avatex 1200hc Hayes-compatible modem which I've had
for about 4 years. I made the cable described in the Network and System
Administration manual, and all connections seem to be fine. However tip
does not work. I've tried to open two shells, su'ed to root in both cases,
started 'cat >>/dev/cua' in one, and 'cat </dev/cua' in the other (I used
ioctl beforehand to set /dev/cua to 1200bps, 8 bits, raw). No matter which
command I type (AT for instance), it gets echoed back 8 or 10 times in the
second window (fewer times if the command is long). The last occurrence is
usually incomplete, and the word 'ERROR' also appears. I presume that the
error comes from the modem, but in no case does 'OK' appears as it should 
if the command had gotten to my modem intact (even if repeated). I am also
unable to get it to dial.

	Can anyone tell me what the problem is? Does the problem lie with me,
the cable, the modem or my NeXTstation (the modem works fine with my Atari
ST, as this post shows). I will welcome any suggestion. Thanks in advance.

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/* Patrice Belleville				  patrice@bart.cs.mcgill.ca *
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