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- From: doug@eng.auburn.edu (Doug Hughes)
- Subject: Re: How to stop modem dialling when no dial-tone present
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- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 20:42:39 GMT
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- In article <4e0v6g$i2@etude.demon.co.uk>, dar@etude.demon.co.uk writes:
- |> I am using Solaris 2.4 PPP to connect via a Zoom modem to my local ISP (Demon)
- |>
- |> It works fine, except it will dial whether there is a dial tone or not (upsets the wife!)
- |>
- |> So can someone give me a clue how to alter which /etc/uucp files or whatever, so the
- |> dial will wait (ideally) or abort if there is no initial dial tone present. (I understand
- |> the version of UUCP on Solaris 2.4 is BNU/HoneyDanBer)
- |> Thanx - David:)
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- Usually, that's an ATX setting (usually ATX4 - dial without dialtone,
- ATX3 - wait for dialtone). Make sure it's set correctly for you
- particular modem in /etc/uucp/Dialers.
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