On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 17:18:59 +1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 17:15, you wrote: > > Or I could just have everyone manually disconnect the modem socket > > when going to use the phone, which is often what people do anyway > > (bastards :) - unfortunately however, this does not change the > > behaviour of IPCOP. > > Plug the 'phone into the 'phone socket on the modem. > That's what it's for! unfortunately restricts how many phones u can have! and where they are. > > > On Monday 08 September 2003 17:07, Col wrote: > > > >However - if someone picks up the phone, and the modem gets > > > > disconnected, it goes into "modem idle" mode. doh! It seems to > > > > think that the RED interface is still active (when it's damn > > > > well been disconnected), and won't go back to the "waiting for > > > > dial on demand" state until you first issue a 'disconnect' (so > > > > it thinks the RED interface is down) and then 'connect' from the > > > > web interface. This is most annoying, as it means every time we > > > > go to use it someone needs to manually put it into "waiting for > > > > dial on demand" mode before it can be used as "dial on demand" > > > > again - kinda defeats the purose, no? > > > > > > I recommend a telephone privacy adaptor. Basically it's a special > > > telephone double > > > adaptor that cuts off one socket when the other is in use. If you > > > want to see what one > > > looks like go to www.dse.co.nz and do a search on part F9772. > > > > > > > > > Col. > > -- > Sincerely etc., > Christopher Sawtell > >
