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From: Leonard Erickson <leonard@bucket.uucp>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Light Showing Phone is Off Hook?
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Date: 8 Feb 90 07:05:58 GMT
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>Many modems have an A and A1 lead, which are on the outside pair (the
>black and yellow leads on a modular connector) on the RJ11 telephone
>line jack.  The A and A1 leads short together when the modem is on
>line.  You may have to check your modem manual and option switches to
>turn this feature on.

This "feature" is a royal pain if you have RJ-14 jacks. It clobbers
the second line every time you use the modem....

Many modems do not allow you to disable this. And *none* of the
manuals mention the possible problems of not disabling it on a
residence line!

Grrrrr...


Leonard Erickson		...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard
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