On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> At 03:54 PM 4/25/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >I am setting up a test lab to be able to test the ppp setup that we are
> >gong to be using to communicate to remote sites. I am behind a
> >panasonic phone system and have the two modems that are going to be
> >communicating on different extensions. I can dial out and get the other
> >to ring but the intercom call (dial ext number only) results in a dual
> >ring that the modem is interpreting as busy. Both of these modem behave
> >the same way. No big supriize since they are both US Robotics modems
> >but of different vintages. I do not even know what they are just that
> >they are US robotics at least 28.8s.
> >
> >Is there anyway to tell the modem to wait a bit before giving up on the
> >busy? I would even be happy to be able to tell it don't worry about the
> >busy at this point.
> >
> >Any help appreciated,
> >
> >I skimmed the modem howto and could find no reference to this sort of
> >issue.
> >
> >BTW a linksys combo card in my laptop has no problem dialing into the
> >remote computer via the intercom feature of the phone system.
> >
> >Bret
> >
> Look at the At commands for the modem. There may be a way to change the
> busy detection with one of the S registers. You may also be able to do
> something with the X commands, but it has ben too long sense I had to
> play with this, so I don't remember...
>
> Mikkel
if you add X3 to your init string and it will force the modem to not wait
for a dial tone.
Chris Dowling.
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