You actually don't even need modems to do that. Just run a cable between
the two computers, but be sure to attach a null modem adapter (about $5 at
Altex). That way you can run at 115.2kbps rather than 56k or 28.8k or
whatever. Hope this helps...
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Weston Sewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Att'n Weston
>Oh yeah. This is so cool. I got my own little LAN running with two
modems... and
>IP Masq. through my cable modem. Not a remarkable achievment in itself,
but fun for
>me :) Thanks for all the help you guys.
>
>weston
>
>Doc Shipley wrote:
>
>> Well,
>> after racking my poor tired old head for days, I finally retraced my
>> path to where I learned this in the first place:
>>
>> http://www.zoltrix.com/Modem-qa.htm
>>
>> in the "miscellaneous" section. The originating modem sends ATX3DT and
the
>> answering modem sends ATA.
>> I remember that it worked for my NTi386-Mac link, but I can't get it to
>> fly now. It may be that one end of the link is an internal laptop modem
>> that's not fully AT compatible. So, yeah, Gene, if you were that
>> motivated, I'd be curious as to your results.
>>
>> --
>> Doc Shipley
>> Network Guy
>> TARL Labs, UT
>>
>> On Mon, 31 May 1999, Gene Hand wrote:
>>
>> > hey.. I'm new to the list so I don't know if yall have been over this..
I
>> > remember doing this back in the day.. *whips out modem manual* I think
it
>> > just involved sending an ATX1 to the modem to disable the "NO DIAL
TONE"
>> > error message. then an ATD on one modem and ATA on the other. If that
>> > doesn't do it let me know and maybe I'll actually test something around
here..
>> >
>> > >> I got a little obsessed over the modem-to-modem file transfer idea,
cause
>> > >> I did that a long time ago with 2 Win3.1 boxes, and I couldn't
remember
>> > >> how... I still don't know how I did it in "Terminal", and THAT's
still
>> > >> makin me nuts, but the Leased-Line Mini-HOWTO tells how to do it in
Linux.
>> > >> If anybody remembers the string to force the modem into hardware
>> > >> handshake without a dialtone, LMK.
>> > >> Thanks
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Doc Shipley
>> > >> Network Guy
>> > >> TARL Labs, UT
>> >
>> >
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