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From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
Subject: Re: modem wont dial
Message-ID: <9104240702.55@rmkhome.UUCP>
Date: 24 Apr 91 16:20:00 GMT
References: <6885@awdprime.UUCP>
Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
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In article <6885@awdprime.UUCP> chukran@austin.iinus1.ibm.com writes:
>I have a very basic problem that I would suspect cant be broken
>(on 3.10) since I hear of lots of folks uucping everywhere.
>Im just trying to dial out using kermit.  The modem wont dial out
>because its not receiving the dial string.  Rather than get into
>the details of how I am using/abusing kermit, Ill describe some basic
>
>The modem works fine under dos on com2.  Therefore the hardware is
>OK, and I know what the various commands are.  Using something
>very basic like 
>cat >/dev/com2l
>ATDT5551212
>pause here to wait for the modem to dial - no luck
>^D
>
>doesnt produce a modem response.  THe DTR light comes on while the
>device is open, but no other lights.  Ive tried com2r, com2pr, com2pl,
>and even switched to com1.  The ttys file shows the port is not
>enabled for getty.  Any ideas before I call this one in?

This sounds like a baudrate problem to me.

How are you invoking kermit?

Rick Kelly	rmk@rmkhome.UUCP	frog!rmkhome!rmk	rmk@frog.UUCP