Xref: utzoo comp.dcom.modems:1360 comp.sys.mac:12114 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!think!husc6!linus!philabs!spies!arubin From: arubin@spies.UUCP (Andy Rubin) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Practical Peripherals 2400 modem advice Message-ID: <175@spies.UUCP> Date: 4 Feb 88 14:44:43 GMT References: <893@ur-tut.UUCP> <2761@peora.ccur.com> Distribution: na Organization: Spies in the wire, New York Lines: 35 Keywords: practical peripherals modem 2400 baud GEnie Summary: Hooking a PM2400SA to a mini In article <2761@peora.ccur.com>, joel@peora.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch) writes: > In article <893@ur-tut.UUCP>, syap@ur-tut.UUCP (James Fitzwilliam) writes: > > I have seen the Practical Peripherals 2400 baud model advertised for under > > $200.00, which is right for my budget. Does anyone have experience with > > this unit? > > Where we had problems was hooking it up to our super-mini at work. When I > hook it up to our 3200MPS it won't connect most of the time when it > recieves a call. > > Joel Upchurch @ CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (305-850-1040) Joel... Did you have result codes and echo disabled on the modem? If not, then when the modem detected a caller, it sent a few "RING" messages back to the host port, which probally spawned a login. The prompt being sent to the modem as data probally aborted the call before the modem had a chance to answer. Also, be sure that the host is supplying DTR... On the PM2400SA, if it doesn't have DTR, then it will answer, but won't produce any answer tones. A real nasty habit. Unless, of course, you set the modem to ignore DTR... I've been using three PM2400SA modems on two different mini's. One polls for my news feed, and the other is used for dial-up users. I've had no problems interfacing the PM2400SA to the Wicat or the 3b1. (although I had to change the modemcap entry for the 3b1) For a $199 2400 baud modem, you can't beat it. - Andy -- Spies in the Wire PUBLIC ACCESS UNIX | {allegra|ames|cmcl2|ihnp4|linus|uunet| Mount Kisco, New York | rutgers|gatech|mcnc|cbosgd|sdcsvax| | decvax}!philabs!spies!arubin (914) 666-3997 300/1200 8N1 |