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From: gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: siologin_modem problem, Help
Message-ID: <133000001@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 28 Jan 89 03:44:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!gsg0384    Jan 27 21:44:00 1989


Hi,

I have a problem:  
The modem process program for Domain/IX 9.5.1 (probably the same  for
the OS 10.1 also) which reads as `siologin_modem' (?  I do not remember
the name correctly) issues the following prompt which is quite different
from standard UNIX prompt:

AEGIS-DOMAIN/IX Kernel, revision 9.5.1  ...(the dial-in date time etc) ...
Enter line access code:

Now it should stop and wait till I enter the code.  However, nineteen out
of twenty, it shows the following screen:

AEGIS-DOMAIN/IX Kernel, revision 9.5.1  ...(the dial-in date time etc) ...
Enter line access code:
Invalid line access code.
Enter line access code:
You are out of chance.  Too bad... good by

And then clicking sound from my modem showing "NO CARRIER".
It makes me really mad.  The machine does not give me a chance actually.
I read the modem manual (Smartmodem 1200) thoroughly, and did some trick
on the host's modem so that Apollo DN580 may give me a second chance 
showing the same long message prompt again. (Ignore-DTR setting adjust)   
This time, nine out of 10 cases, the 'siologin_modem' process
dies before issuing the second showing of the above message.   Then I
have to wait about 15 minutes till the scheduler of the OS revives the
'siologin_modem' process.   Argggg...

I asked the administrator (he calls himself "The Lord") to increase the 
number of chance making DN580 issue "Enter line access code:" more than
twice.   He said that the number of chance is programed in binary code
and there is nothing he can do about it.

   The usual UNIX siologin_modem or _dialin or whatever process does not 
ask the line access code as Apollo does.  I won't complain about that
if Apollo does what is supposed to do.  We have one DN580, three 3000s,
one 660, and one DSP160.  The same thing happened on 3000s, 660 as well
as 580.

   Has anyone had the same experience ever?

   Is there any get-around trick?

   Does DOMAIN/OS 10 show the same prompt message when dialed in?

Pleas HELP ME.    HELP...

                     Hugh   gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
                            song@uispg.csl.uiuc.edu