Re: Can portmaster reset modems?
root (root@sasami.anime.net)
Sun, 24 Sep 1995 16:38:27 -0700 (PDT)
> > > On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, root@sasami.anime.net (root) wrote:
> > > >Is it possible for the portmaster to send an init string after a modem
> > > >hangs up?
> > > On most modems to can use d3 if you are looking to reset the modem to default or
> > > the stored configuration.
> > Problem is, the modems we have will lock at the last baud rate they were
> > connected at (e.g. 14.4, or 2400, etc.) until they get an "AT" to wake
> > them up. Needless to say, this causes problems. :)
> >
> > Please don't tell us to buy new modems. We have lots of these AT&T
> > dataports and aside from the speed locking problem, they work fine. All
> > we need is a way for the portmaster to at least send an "AT" to reset the
> > line speed after a modem hangs up.
> To answer the original question, if you're running 3.1.4 you can create and
> apply a modem table entry. Then, each time the port is issued a reset
> command the modem gets configured using those settings. And to prevent
> getting yelled at for again not supplying the complete answer, modem table
> entries are created thusly:
Ok, but when is the port issued a reset? Does the portmaster do this on
its own accord when a person disconnects, or do you need to do it
manually by logging in as !root and doing a "reset S1" etc..?
That's the only part that's unclear to me...
-Dan