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- From: dons@olympus.net (Don Schmelling)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: PPP cant init serial.device
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 96 11:21:31 PST
- Organization: Internet for the Olympic Peninsula
- Message-ID: <19960119.1186828.A5D5@olympus.net>
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- John S. Burger (jsburger@xmission.com) wrote:
- :
- : On or about 17-Jan-96 15:13:48 Kenneth Munn typed the following words about
- : "Re: PPP cant init serial.device". My reply is thus...
- :
- : KM> Hi John S. Burger, you wrote:
- : KM>:On or about 15-Jan-96 00:18:08 Don Schmelling typed the following words
- : KM>:"Re: PPP cant init serial.device". My reply is thus...
- :
- : DS>>> neil@daemon.apana.org.au.apana.org.au wrote:
- : KM>: :
- : KM>: : As an example, I tried to get ppp0.config to dial using "serial.devic
- : KM>: : at
- : KM>: : 19200bps, and then repeated the exercise at a speed of 38400bps.
- : KM>: :
- : KM>: : The dialscript contained:
- : KM>: : send "ATZ"
- : KM>: : wait "OK"
- : KM>: : all I wanted was a response from the modem.
- : KM>: :
- : KM>: : At no time could I get a response from the modem. However, when I loa
- : KM>: : up my terminal program, I had no problems. This would be because the
- : KM>: : terminal program steals the "serial.device" away from whatever it is
- : KM>: : that has it. This is something that the PPP1_30 dialer cannot do (at
- : KM>: : least I am not aware that it can).
- : KM>: :
- : KM>: : So I changed to a replacement for the serial device -- 8n1.device --
- : KM>: : retried whithout any problems whatsoever. I have also tried
- : KM>: : artser.device with no success either.
- : KM>: :
- : DS>>> You seem to think that if you repeat this bogus claim frequently enough
- : DS>>> that it will become true.
- :
- : DS>>> Change the line send "ATZ" to send "ATZ\R" or whatever else your modem
- : DS>>> uses like ^M
- :
- : KM>:You are doing the same thing.
- :
- : KM>:"You seem to think that if you repeat this bogus claim frequently enough
- : KM>: that it will become true."
- :
- : KM>:The dial script in ppp.device does not need a return character for the s
- : KM>:lines. Why would his modem need anything but the standard returncharacte
- : KM>:. If that were the case, typing ATZ <return> in a term program would not
- :
- : KM> PPP.device is not perfect with all modems. I also do not get a "OK"
- : KM> after send "atz" with ppp.device "UNTIL" the next command is sent.
- :
- : Well, it works fine here. The WAIT command waits indefinitely until the
- : specified string arrives. The script doesn't continue to the next command
- : until the WAIT is satisfied or the ppp.device times out. So how can it get the
- : OK after the next command is sent when the next command is never sent?
- :
- : You are talking about the scripting language built in to the ppp.device aren't
- : you?
- :
- : KM> ATZ works fine with ANY term program. With this said, it is really
- : KM> not a problem because the workaround is simple. INSTEAD of using
- : KM> wait "OK" as the next line use:
- : KM> DELAY 250
- :
- : KM> Next when the setup or dial string is sent the OK magically appears.
- : KM> Of course you may have to adjust the delay length to give your modem
- : KM> enough time to do an ATZ.
- :
- : KM> Call me bogus if you want but I bet this solves the origional posters
- : KM> problem.
- :
- : I wouldn't call you bogus, but something is wrong with your setup or your dial
- : script or your modem.
- :
- I emailed the orginal poster and it appears that the individual did not
- understand what the built in dialers purpose was.
- They were using a term program to dial in, and then trying to use the
- built in dialer.
- I informed the individual that they should either use a term program
- to dial in or use the built in dialer, both not both.
-
- I have not received any e-mail from the individual sence then.
-
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