Re: When does Portmaster initialize modems?

Brett Hays (bhays@hsonline.net)
Mon, 4 Sep 1995 23:13:28 +0000

Well, here at Southern Indiana Internet Access:-) (Hoosier On-Line
Systems in Seymour) we are having some of the same problems, I would
like the modems to be reset after each caller logs off. It would
really be nice to have it reset the modem every few minutes if idle,
almost all bbs and host type software does this as modems tend to
lose their mind from time to time. (We use Multitech Rack mounts)
Als, does anyone have the ideal init string for our modems with
PM2e's

Brett Hays

> Hello,
> I have three PM2e-30s and I have them set up with the proper
> modem table. If I reset the port manually, it works great, sends out the
> AT commands to the modem, and voila. But, sometimes the modems forget
> what speed they are at. I have them locked at 115K but if they forget,
> the portmaster cannot talk to them and I have upset users. Can I force
> the PM to reset the port and send out the AT init string after each
> session is complete? If not, has anyone written a watchdog routine to
> keep and eye open for messed up modems and reset them?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -- Tim Schlie <tim@niia.net>
> Northern Indiana Internet Access
>
>
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