Minicom problem

[Fred]

Hi,

I sometimes use minicom to talk to some equipment over a wired 
connection.  Minicom comes up off line and I can't find what makes it go 
on line.  I look through some of the menus and at some point it decides 
it is on line.  Maybe it has a timeout.  How can I make it cut out the 
foolishness immediately go on line?

Best regards,
Fred Boatwright