lehtonen@cs.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Lehtonen) (12/06/90)
I keep getting modem commands even in the X.25 line. This makes logging in and initiating the session difficult. The commands are those Hayes commands used to initialize a modem for auto-answer and some others. How should I configure the line so that all programs involved believe it is not a modem line? CLOCAL + or - doesn't seem to affect anything. Related to previous: I would like to get my auto answer modem to answer on the 3rd call. I found out there is a CHAT -string that when written to /etc/ports can be used to send modem commands. This works, but after CHAT getty (probably getty?) send its own modem commands as before. Local IBM reps claim that these problems do not exist. I would be grateful if someone: 1. would confirm that indeed AIX PS/2 sends modem commands allways 2: would know what to do. -- Tapio Lehtonen PHONE + 358 0 7084206 Dept. Comp. Sci., Univ. of Helsinki TELEX 122785 TSK SF FAX 708 4441 Teollisuuskatu 23, SF-00510 Helsinki INTERNET lehtonen@cs.Helsinki.FI Finland TLEHTONEN@FINUH HYLK::TLEHTONEN
john@banzai.PCC.COM (John Canning) (12/06/90)
In article <9854@hydra.Helsinki.FI> lehtonen@cs.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Lehtonen) writes: >I keep getting modem commands even in the X.25 line. This makes >logging in and initiating the session difficult. The commands are those >others. How should I configure the line so that all programs involved >believe it is not a modem line? CLOCAL + or - doesn't seem to affect >anything. > >Local IBM reps claim that these problems do not exist. I would be >grateful if someone: >1. would confirm that indeed AIX PS/2 sends modem commands allways >2: would know what to do. > Our experience has shown that the getty program does indeed send Hayes specific modem commands to the modem. Because of this, it is difficult to use IBM modems on the PS/2... Our solution was to use emacs to edit the binaries of getty and remove the offending character sequences. We used this trick to our advantage when we needed to send commands to the modem to make it work on a dedicated line. This might help you with your need to make the modem answer on the third ring. Also, we have found various IBM representatives to be quite fond of saying that this is not a problem, or "gosh, I've never seen this before." It borders on being pathetic. Best of luck with this.
richp@romulus.la.locus.com (Richard L. Pettit Jr.) (12/07/90)
In article <1990Dec6.064444.4186@banzai.PCC.COM> john@banzai.PCC.COM (John Canning) writes: >In article <9854@hydra.Helsinki.FI> lehtonen@cs.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Lehtonen) writes: >>I keep getting modem commands even in the X.25 line. This makes >> >>Local IBM reps claim that these problems do not exist. I would be >>grateful if someone: >>1. would confirm that indeed AIX PS/2 sends modem commands allways >>2: would know what to do. > >Our experience has shown that the getty program does indeed send >Hayes specific modem commands to the modem. Because of this, it >is difficult to use IBM modems on the PS/2... FILE AN APAR ! The only way we can add support for different modems is if customers complain that it isn't there. I just looked through the getty code and it wouldn't be that difficult to add support for more modems. If only someone would tell us which ones they'd like supported. As far as the X.25 problem is concerned, it looks like just a plain face bug. File an APAR. Rich ---- Richard Pettit Locus Computing Corp. richp@locus.com "Opinions expressed herein are of the author, not (LCC or IBM)"