Re: [hylafax-users] modem is wedged?

[Pedro Rocadas <procadas@yahoo.com>]

--- Jason Bachman <jason@bachman.cc> wrote:
> I am using a pool of USRobotics USB modems and they
> work fine UNTIL
> there is a power failure and the server is shut
> down.  On power restore,
> the server restarts and then the modems must be
> power cycled AFTER the
> server is running.  If I power cycle the modems
> before the server has
> completed its entire startup the modems still will
> not work.  After
> power cycling the modems I restart the faxgetty
> processes.
> 
> I never really complained about it because it just
> doesn't happen that
> often and hasn't been a headache for me.  I simply
> chalked it up the
> being a USRobotics problem because it happens on the
> standard serial
> versions too.  I don't have any other modems to test
> with so I can't be
> much more help.
> 
> One interesting thing to note, I did do some
> troubleshooting on this
> problem:  I found that if I restarted my hylafax
> server, and before
> resetting the modems, I WAS able to talk to the
> modems with minicom,
> however Faxgetty could not initialize the modems
> until I power cycled
> them.  Hmmm... Strange.  Must be a USRobotics thing.
> 
> Just my 2 cense.
> 
> Jason
> 

Here is our guy! ;-). Just guessing, maybe the modems
could be reset by software...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hylafax-users-bounce@hylafax.org
> [mailto:hylafax-users-bounce@hylafax.org] On Behalf
> Of Pedro Rocadas
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:27 AM
> To: Erick Thompson; hylafax-users@hylafax.org
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] modem is wedged?
> 
> --- Erick Thompson <ethompson@nbr.org> wrote:
> > > I'm guessing your modem is either faulty or
> > somehow software or hardware
> > > is conflicting with it.
> > 
> > What is a recommended PCI or ISA modem that works
> > well? I only have one
> > outgoing line, and the price of the modem is the
> > biggest issue, which is why
> > I was using this salvaged one.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Erick
> 
> Someone in the list is using a pool of USB modems
> and
> for his words working without problems. PCI or ISA
> doesn't mather and as Lee said Class1 is immportant,
> winmodems are not an option :-).
> 
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