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From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Everex problem (redundant)
Message-ID: <Jul.27.10.23.25.1988.7083@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: 27 Jul 88 14:23:27 GMT
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> Look in your manual - one of the DIP switches FORCES CD high - it is
> obviously set on if your CD light glows at power-up.  Some computers
> require this since they don't handle CD properly.

Nope, some computers need this on Hayes style dial outs because they
DO handle CD properly.  The idea that you would want to talk to a non
connected modem through the data connection is entirely foriegn to
RS-232.

-Ron