Modem strangely answers my phone, when ppp is not connected.

2003-09-07 Thread Alan Davis
When I have killed all pppd, after running poff, when we pick up to answer a phone call, we are getting a modem screech, which we have to physically remove the line to get rid of. I use modem lights to dial in, or alternately pon. Previously, I had configured ppp to persist when disconnected;

RE: Modem strangely answers my phone, when ppp is not connected.

2003-09-07 Thread Darryl Barlow
At a console please run: % ps aux | grep -i getty and post the output. Two possibilities I can think of off the top of my head are; 1. that your system has been configured for dial-in access, in which case mgetty or some similar program will be running (hence the above); or 2. your