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- From: ba817@torfree.net (George Tsang)
- Subject: Re: How to stop modem dialling when no dial-tone present
- Message-ID: <DLxyo0.Jso.0.bloor@torfree.net>
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- References: <4e0v6g$i2@etude.demon.co.uk> <DLt2v4.B1s@mail.auburn.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:59:59 GMT
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- Doug Hughes (doug@eng.auburn.edu) wrote:
-
- : In article <4e0v6g$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:)
-
- : 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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- : ____________________________________________________________________________
- : Doug Hughes Engineering Network Services
- : System/Net Admin Auburn University
- : doug@eng.auburn.edu
-
- Should the ATX setting be: ATX3 - dial without dialtone.
- ATX4 - wait for dialtone?? That seems to be the way it works for me.
-
- George.
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- George Tsang
- Address: BA817@Torfree.Net
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