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From: paul@devon.UUCP (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: An interesting modem problem
Message-ID: <117@devon.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Nov-86 21:59:12 EST
Article-I.D.: devon.117
Posted: Sun Nov 23 21:59:12 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 24-Nov-86 22:20:49 EST
References: <128@gaia.UUCP> <4070001@hpscda.HP.COM> <18@ucdavis.UUCP> <418@catnip.UUCP>
Organization: Devon Computer Services, Allentown, PA
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Summary: just a minute here

In article <418@catnip.UUCP>, ben@catnip.UUCP (Bennett Broder) writes:
[ refering to the CTS 2424 modem ]
> It does have PW (power) and MR (modem ready) which are redundant.

Not necessarily.  MR might indicate the presence (on) or absence (off)
of DTR.  Most modems won't dial, answer, or do much of anything for 
that matter, without DTR being high.

It could also indicate that the modems power-up self-test (if it has
one) has passed.

Just guessing.  I don't own (or have I ever seen) a CTS modem.  My point
was that one should not jump too quickly to conclusions concerning the
lights.

-Paul

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