On Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:48:03 -0500 Karen Lewellen wrote
> hi,
> granted i am really behind in answering this, but it sounds like an idea.
> how would i use a regular terminal program to log into a ppp/ip site? and
> what is a regular terminal program anyway?
> thanks,
> karen l
> Net-Tamer V 1.08 - Test Drive
Hello again Karen, and welcome back:
I recognize your message as a very late reply to a suggestion I made about
how to deal with the error condition: "ppp link is gone". I said that
sometimes this problem can be overcome by entering a regular terminal program
and entering a command "ATH0" to insure that the modem hangs up, and then to
enter "AT&F" to reset the modem. Then you can exit the terminal program and
try again to start your DOS internet program. Sometimes this works. At other
times there appears to be nothing you can do about the problem without first
performing a cold re-boot. A regular terminal program is one that it designed
for direct dialup communications with a BBS or another PC. Direct dialup
connections are established without connecting to the internet. The regular
terminal program offers also an interface providing a capability for sending
all kinds of commands to the modem and for performing various diagnostic
procedures. If the only thing you want to do is to send a hang-up command
and a reset command to your modem, then you don't really need a regular
terminal program. These types of commands can be sent to the modem from the
DOS command line. Try entering these commands from the DOS command line:
ECHO ATH0 > COMX (Substitute your com port number for "X")
ECHO AT&F > COMX
ECHO ATDT911 > COMX (Do this only in case of dire emergency)
The first command will hang up the modem.
The second command will re-set the modem.
The third command will call the police. They will pay you a visit ASAP
to determine what kinds of problems you are having at your location.
If your system has a WinModem (aka "plug and play", or one incorporating buggy
technology such as "Host Signal Processing", or if it has a modem
"designed especially for Windows") the commands above will not work unless
you have the right Windoze drivers running in the background. If you have
what is known as a "hardware modem" then your modem will have no problems with
understanding and responding to DOS commands. If you are running DOS in real
mode, try entering "ECHO ATA > COMX" at the command line, after insuring that
your modem is hung up and reset. Be sure to substitute for "X" your com port
number. If your modem fails to respond, then you have a WinModem type. If
your modem makes horrible sceeching and whistling noises for about 15 seconds,
then you have a hardware modem.
If you want to get a very nice and simple EZ2 use freeware regular terminal
program go to http://www.split.com. Download BANANA.EXE.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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