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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Picking up the line in Kermit 95
Date: 12 Feb 1998 19:21:51 GMT
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In article <6bvh5j$m44$1@Nntp1.mcs.net>,
Nathan Gordon <nathang@bigfoot.com> wrote:
: No, there are other devices on the same line (fax machine, other computers,
: etc.) and when I try to dial, if there is no dial tone, it tells me it
: fails, but when it hangs up, the other computer (or fax machine) is cut off.
: I would just like to check for the dial tone before dialing, but without
: cutting the other devices off.
:
I think this must be a function of your modem. We have the same situation
here -- a line shared by many modems, fax machines, etc, and attempting to
dial with K95 when the line is in use results in NO DIALTONE from the modem,
as it should, but the other session is not hung up.
- Frank