paulc@hplsdrb.HP.COM (Paul Carroll) (04/13/88)
I bought a copy of Jet last week and tried to have a dog
fight with a friend by modem. However, neither of us was
able to get a modem to dial out or answer while in the
Jet multiplayer menu. I don't think it is the cable (at
least, my cable) since I have been using Wambat, Vt100,
and Firepower through the modem. So, the question is:
Has anyone been able to get Jet to work over a modem? If
so, what kind of hardware setup are you using? And, what
steps do you go through to dial out on the modem or to
answer?
I tried (or at least think I tried) everything the Jet
manual says, but the modem just never seems to receive
anything from the amiga (Of course, it could just be too
fast for me to notice). However, while in the menu in
Jet, only 3 of the lights on the Hayes are lit, which
seems to tell me that Jet is not communicating correctly
(the TR light is out). Does anyone have any ideas what
I'm doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
Paul Carroll
hplabs!hp-lsd!paulc
Hewlett Packard Logic Systems Divisionmother@sunspot.UUCP (Leonard Sitongia) (04/19/88)
In article <930002@hplsdrb.HP.COM> paulc@hplsdrb.HP.COM (Paul Carroll) writes: > > > I bought a copy of Jet last week and tried to have a dog > fight with a friend by modem. However, neither of us was > able to get a modem to dial out or answer while in the > Jet multiplayer menu. I don't think it is the cable (at > least, my cable) since I have been using Wambat, Vt100, > and Firepower through the modem. So, the question is: > Has anyone been able to get Jet to work over a modem? If > so, what kind of hardware setup are you using? And, what > steps do you go through to dial out on the modem or to > answer? On both Jet and Flight Simulator Ive had my friend dial me up. I select "wait for ring", but then I talk directly to my modem (using the ">" command) and give it the Hayes command "ATA" to immediately answer the phone call when I hear it ringing. > > I tried (or at least think I tried) everything the Jet > manual says, but the modem just never seems to receive > anything from the amiga (Of course, it could just be too > fast for me to notice). However, while in the menu in > Jet, only 3 of the lights on the Hayes are lit, which > seems to tell me that Jet is not communicating correctly > (the TR light is out). Does anyone have any ideas what > I'm doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated. On another friend's modem, we had to set dip switches to force DTR. Though other software would set DTR, Jet did not. > > Paul Carroll > hplabs!hp-lsd!paulc > Hewlett Packard Logic Systems Division -- -Leonard E. Sitongia sunspot VAX system manager USPS Mail: National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, NM 88349 Phone: (505)434-1390, FTS: 571-0238 UUCP: {arizona,decvax,hao,ihnp4}!noao!sunspot!mother Internet: lsitongia@noao.arizona.edu SPAN/HEPNET: DRACO::LSITONGIA [DRACO=5356]
Gary_D_Walborn@cup.portal.com (04/19/88)
Check the DTR line! Both Flight Simulator and Jet seem to share this
malady. The programs do not bring the DTR line high and the modem will simply
ignore anything on the data lines. There are at least two remedies for the
situation:
1. Send the modem a software command to tell it to ignore the DTR line.
2. Set a dip-switch on the modem to tell it to ignore the DTR line
3. Hard-wire a high signal to the DTR line
Oooops, that's 3.
Gary Walborn