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From: ch@dce.ie (Charles Bryant)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: LD received?
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.110145.2829@dce.ie>
Date: 11 Apr 91 11:01:45 GMT
References: <1991Apr10.035712.4092@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In article <1991Apr10.035712.4092@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> alanlevy@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Alan Levy) writes:
>But ever once in a while the modem disconnect, when I query as to the reason
>it disconnected, it says because LD received. 
>
>What exactly does LD received mean?

It means `Link Disconnect' and it is one of the MNP frame types. It is
sent in two circumstances: when the initial handshake fails, and when the
number of retries becomes excessive. Depending on how it is implemented,
the initial handshake may be vulnerable to noise.
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