Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!jwt!john From: john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Controlling answer tone sequence Message-ID: <1991Apr3.014810.10754@jwt.UUCP> Date: 3 Apr 91 01:48:10 GMT References: <1991Mar31.144401.18443@nstar.rn.com> Organization: Private System -- Orlando, FL Lines: 13 In article <1991Mar31.144401.18443@nstar.rn.com> larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes: >we have that getty available here on the BBS (number below) - which accepts >CONNECT 9600/ARQ, CONNECT 2400, etc. strings from the modem and sets the >baud rate correctly - but unless you are using smartboards, we have found >that the characters from the modem get dropped I've tried one of those gettys that parses the connect string, and it didn't work on a "dumb" modem. Apparently the modem is issuing the connect string before asserting DCD; hence getty is still asleep and never sees it. I suppose it might work if you had getty hold the port open all the time, but that wouldn't allow dialout on the port. -- John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)