From: gareth@gblinux.demon.co.uk (Gareth Bult) Subject: Re: Dead DIP Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1993 15:06:36 GMT
On 28 Sep 1993 00:36:19 -0400;
----Brett Michaels (rettm@access.digex.net ) said:
>I have been working with DIP and SLS 1.0.3. I followed all of the latest
>NET-2 instructions.
>When I use DIP I can not get it to talk to the modem. I have a 14.4 modem
>attached to /dev/cua1.
>I use:
> dip -t
> >port /dev/cua1
> >speed 9600
> >reset (nothing happens to the modem)
> >dial xxxxxxx (no string is sent)
>
>Then when I exit dip via a ^C, the modem line is frozen for use by other
>comm. programs. I have to reboot. No processes seeem to be runningnas
>shown by ps.
I had a similar problem at one point. Turns out 'dial' just would not work.
I now put a;
send ATZ\r before the reset command and;
send <number>\r instead of dial. This now works fine.
Gareth.