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From: brw@jim.odr.oz (Brian Wallis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: GETTYDEFS, etc. (babbling getty)
Message-ID: <178@jim.odr.oz>
Date: 27 Jan 88 11:46:11 GMT
References: <142@mccc.UUCP> <564@virginia.acc.virginia.edu> <10321@mimsy.UUCP>
Organization: O'Dowd Research Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia.
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Summary: The modem settings may be changed too!

In article <10321@mimsy.UUCP>, chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
> In article <564@virginia.acc.virginia.edu> scl@virginia.acc.virginia.edu
> (Steve Losen) writes:
> >If you want to use the modem for both dialout and dialin good luck.  It is
> >possible, but it is not at all trivial to do.
> 
> It *is* trivial *if* your vendor has provided reasonable kernel
> support.

The kernel support needs to be able to reset the modem to a useable state as
well, since the dialout program may have put it into an unuseable state. Say
set the modem to not answer any incoming calls, or to answer them all at 300
baud!
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