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From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: file transfer between PC's
Message-ID: <303@pallas.athenanet.com>
Date: 7 Mar 90 19:11:24 GMT
References: <2654@leah.Albany.Edu>
Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams)
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In article <2654@leah.Albany.Edu> ppd491@leah.Albany.Edu (Peter P. Donohue) writes:
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>   I am having trouble transerring files between a laptop and my PC.
>.  I would like to transfer files through their modems.  I tried
  
  [other gory details deleted]
You are making this much too hard.  Connect the 2 modems together with
a standard telephone cord.  Fire up a comm program at each end (doesn't
make much difference which one as long as they have comptible transfer
protocals).  Send a command to the modem at one end to originate (ATD)
and send a command to the modem at the other end to answer (ATA).
This should result in the same kind of connection you would have made
had you actually dialed the call in the normal manner.  Both ends should
be set for the same speed and transmission parameters, of course.
The commands for your modems may be different.  I just looked at the
reference card for my Hayes 2400 and it does not list an answer command
but I have used this lash-up with other brands and it works fine.
I suspect it will work with my Hayes too but can't try it without
interrupting this message.  Hope this helps.
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