Re: [hylafax-users] USR + Distinctive Ring is answering internal DATA calls -- why?

[Bob Ramstad <rramstad@yahoo.com>]

I've done some further experimentation and no
surprise, Lee appears to be entirely correct.

It doesn't matter what settings I use, from looking at
the trace in the syslog, the modem creates bogus
"RING" messages when it sees the data activity on the
line and faxgetty is tricked into picking up the line.

As a workaround, I've created an alias to faxlock so
that our shipping guys can do a faxlock on the modem
when they are dialing out.  faxlock by default waits
30 seconds before initializing the modem again and so
we'll get our transmission out in that gap.

Any recommendations on a good external modem that'll
play nice with our other equipment and can detect
distinctive ring correctly?

Anyone want to buy a brand new USR V.92 modem, cheap? 
LOL

Thanks for the help, I probably would have beat my
head bloody over this without your response...  as it
is, I've given up after wasting too much time.  Much
appreciated.

-- Bob

--- Lee Howard <faxguy@howardsilvan.com> wrote:
> On 2003.02.11 13:21 Bob Ramstad wrote:
> 
> > Obviously FaxGetty is answering the data call,
> which
> > makes no sense.
> > 
> > 1) The phone never rang, so what is it doing
> picking
> > up the phone?
> 
> You can ask USR this question. DTR is on, but the
> modem is on-hook.  
> Unfortunately, some modems still seem to "listen in"
> when this 
> arrangement happens, and will do dumb things like
> try to handshake when 
> another modem on the same line is handshaking.
> 
> > 2) It is a data call, and so shouldn't be answered
> > regardless.
> 
> FaxGetty only answers on RING or CID when told to. 
> It's doubtful that 
> faxgetty is triggering the answer.  It's probably
> the modem's 
> firmware.  I'm guessing that ATS0=0.  At that point,
> I don't know what 
> to say.
> 
> > I'm totally confused, and would love any
> > suggestions...  except of course the obvious, that
> we
> > need to hook up the other computers to another
> phone
> > line, I really don't want to have to do this, it
> would
> > be the last resort...
> 
> Another line or a switch on the line.
> 
> Lee.


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