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Re: (ASCEND) Modem hooked to console port, impossible ?
At 12:25 PM 4/2/98 -0500, Tim Connolly wrote:
> I've done this before on other pieces of equipment, but never one that
>continuously send data... Here's what I have:
>Max 4048 <- Null modems -><- RS-232 cable (incl. w/Max 4048) ->USR 33.6 V/F
>Typical external modem using null-modem (USR 33.6 Voice/Fax to be exact)
>Using: AT&FS0=1Q1E0&W0&W1 <- so the modem doesn't send anything back
>On a typical modem, if the modem is off-hook but not connected and you send a
>character to the serial port, it will immediately cancel the answer
session and
>go back to on-hook ready and waiting state. The console port on a Max 4048
seems
>to continuously send screen updates, so it never really stops sending data
and
>therefore the modem can never successfully answer and complete the
connection...
>
>Any ideas on how to stop the flow ? Or at least make the console port pay
>attention to the DTR states ? Do I need to make the modem DCD <-> Max DTR
? Will
>this help ???
Actually tell the modem to ignore the MAX is the easier way:
http://www.ascend.com/FAQs/500/127.html [Using a Modem on an Ascend Console
Port].
Kevin
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