Hello All,
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Matthew Wallis wrote:
> > > We can dial out fine and the modem is initialising properly
> > >
> > > PLEASE HELP!!!!
> >
> > you need to configure getty or mgetty to listen for the call
> >
> > www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/nag/node174.html
> >
> > later
> > marty
> >
> Also probably want to make sure the modem is set to auto answer. ATS0=X
> where X is the number of rings you want it to answer after.
BIG NOOOOOO.
This will have the modem pick up and answer, whether the PC is ready for
an incoming call or not!!!
I have had to dial into systems so configured, made a call and been
charged for a connection. If the computer is not responding, it is much
better for the call to time out.
> You may have a modem initialization string that looks something like
>
> AT&FX3%C0%E0
>
> Add to the end of it S0=2,
>
> AT&FX3%C0%E0S0=2
>
> To get the modem to answer the call after 2 rings.
>
> Matt.
I always want S0=0, this says only pick up when the computer says to do
so. One other little tip, set up a suitable initialisation, and store it
in the modem. Then _do not_ use the write to the modem memory, except at
need. You can write to it a large number of times, but it is finite.
Modems have been prematurely killed by writing to the Non Volatile RAM
EVERY time it was used. If the writes are 1k, and the modem is initialised
once a day, the life is under three years. My modem has been running
somewhere around double that so far, with at least the same again
expected.
Regards, Mark Trickett
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