dmk@dmk3b1.UUCP (David Keaton) (02/04/88)
In article <327@ttrde.UUCP> stox@ttrde.UUCP (Kenneth P. Stox) writes: >I have had the exact same experience using the MicroCom 9424C. The >only solution was to disable the "Auto-Reliable" mode on the >MicroCom. Apparently, something about the OBM on the 3B1 convinces >the MNP modem that it is also a MNP modem. After some more experimenting, I think it is even simpler than that. If the getty for the answering modem fires up soon enough, the characters that the originating MNP modem sends out get echoed back. The MNP modem sees itself in the mirror and says "Hey, there's another guy out there just like me!" What a protocol. -- David Keaton dmk%dmk3b1@uunet.uu.net uunet!dmk3b1!dmk