Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!spool.mu.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!ira.uka.de!sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de!hartnegg From: hartnegg@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Klaus Hartnegg) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Who is stupid: Modem or me? Message-ID: <1991Apr11.113100.20287@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de> Date: 11 Apr 91 11:31:00 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Deutschland Lines: 20 kai@iti.org (Kai Huebener) writes: >I am using a Hayes compatible modem in my PC. Everything works fine, >except that the modem does not recognize when the number it dialed is >busy. Instead it waits for some time and then says: NO CARRIER. >Is there some setup option I missed, or what is the reason for this >behaviour? >Any hints will be appreciated. Neither you nor your modem is stupid but the German Bundespost Telecom is! They simply don't send the right busy signal! Your modem will recognize US busy signals but no german ones. -- ------------------------------------------------------- Klaus Hartnegg, Kleist-Str. 7, D-7835 Teningen, Germany Bitnet : HAKL@DFRRUF1 or HARTNEGG@CERNVM Internet : HAKL@ibm.ruf.uni-freiburg.de