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- From: floyd@polarnet.com (Floyd Davidson)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Making a RJ11 "busy" plug
- Date: 13 Mar 1996 03:48:09 GMT
- Organization: __________
- Message-ID: <4i5ghp$i1e@news2.cais.com>
- References: <4i4n3j$dgr@baloo.pipex-sa.net>
- Reply-To: floyd@tanana.polarnet.com
- NNTP-Posting-Host: tanana.polarnet.com
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- info@pipex-sz.net wrote:
- >Hi,
- >
- >I have a panel of RJ11 sockets tp which numerous modems are connected.
- >Sometimes, a modem has to be taken out temporarily. Since all lines are
- >on the same hunting group, that line needs to be made busy, off-hook.
- >At the moment I do that by simply plugging in a telephone and leaving
- >the phone off hook. Not a nice solution.
- >
- >I want to create / wire / solder a RJ11 plug than I can stick into the
- >socket so that the exchange thinks the line is busy. I imagine that that
- >should be fairly simple, but I don't know how exactly to do it. Should
- >I put a resistor between the leads or so? A diagram might be useful.
-
- A dead short is the best way. A wire looped long enough to serve
- as an easy handle is convenient...
-
- Floyd
-
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- Floyd L. Davidson Salcha, Alaska floyd@tanana.polarnet.com
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