On Mon, Sep 28, 1998 at 02:07:08PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Just as a test, I'd try the following command: > > echo ATDT(some_phone_number) > /dev/ttyS0 > > and see if you hear the modem pick up and dial. If you've got a second phone > line (or cell phone, etc), you can dial it and answer it and hear yourself > talking to yourself (if you've got a speaker on the modem). > > echo ATH > /dev/ttyS0 to hang up the line. > echo ATZ > /dev/ttyS0 to reset the modem. > > If this test works, it'll verify that Linux and your modem will work together, > and that the hardware is okay.
I tried this on my system, which has a working modem and ppp connection, and it didn't do anything. > > HTH. > Kent > ================================================ > Kent West, Technology Support > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX > 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 > Amateur Radio: KC5ENO > Debian Linux: Ride the wave with the penguins! > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Jim Foltz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
