[ On Thursday, October 19, 2000 at 04:04:25 (-0700), John Nemeth wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: getty/modem issue
>
>      Some modems issue the "CONNECT xxx" message before raising DCD.  A
> fast computer that is just looking for the CONNECT message can respond
> before DCD gets raised, which of course, will cause the modem to
> hangup.  The solutions that I've seen in several different gettys
> (i.e.  mgetty) is to sleep for a short time after getting the CONNECT
> message.

If at all possible though the modem should be taught to never say
anything out the serial line when it's answering a call.  Most modems
usable for Unix simultaneous dial-in/out support such a feature.

-- 
							Greg A. Woods

+1 416 218-0098      VE3TCP      <gwoods@acm.org>      <robohack!woods>
Planix, Inc. <woods@planix.com>; Secrets of the Weird <woods@weird.com>