pag@sri-unix (05/13/82)
We also just got our 3451PA, and after a few annoyances, got the thing working ok. Having previously used a Hayes Smartmodem in its place, I'm afraid the Vadic cannot come close as far as engineering is concerned. The Hayes is a beautifully designed piece of equipment with excellent documentation and features out the wazoo. The Vadic, on the other hand, has the feel of a hastily assembled hack, with few features and scanty documentation. But of course it is a triple modem, and that is where Hayes stumbles. So if you are looking for a $750 1200/300 autodialer for uucp, Vadic is your answer. If you can't cut the $750, the Hayes is only $275! Re: the carrier problem. I modified the dh driver to have certain lines set to ignore CARRIER on open, but heed it afterward. Thus things like the Vadic and Hayes can be opened without having a carrier, but then will detect loss of carrier once the connection is made. utzoo!henry appears to have changed the L.sys entry for a site to think it is a direct connect with a complicated login sequence. I used a different approach, and modified conn.c to work with the Vadic instead of a standard Bell autodialer. Thus you can continue to use your existing L.sys, plus get a better idea of where things are possibly going wrong (via the "-xN" option). Contact me if you'd like a copy (I've also got one for the Hayes). --peter gross ucbvax!menlo70!hao!pag PS. Do not use the 'r' option of readnews to send me mail -- it will never get through "cca" (grumble grumble).