On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Walter Haidinger wrote:
> Unfortunately the modem sends CONNECT *after* line probing has finished.
Just an observation: of course. Until the modems have negotiated the
connection and settled the connection's rate they are not in fact
connected. They may decide to give up, though with fallback that's
unlikely unless you have set options to insist on a particular/minimum
line speed and that speed cannot be achieved.
> However, the first impulse starts after dialing in and *before* line
> probing when the physical link is established.
>
> If connect measurement is based on charged time, diald's timing starts about
> 15 seconds late because it misses the modem negotiating phase about the
> line quality.
>
> Now, how do I make diald recognize this delay?
Set the initial impulse for 15 seconds less than the billed impulse.
Actually, I would think you should set the initial impulse rather more
short of the actual billing interval than that in order to insure that the
disconnection actually completes before the billing computer decides that
you've made it into the next impulse even if there were no connection
setup overhead. And to allow for the occasional longer than usual
negotiation.
Caveat: my experience with impulse management is negligible, since I'm
fortunate enough to have a flat-rate connection.
Luck!
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