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From: cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca (Lance Cavener)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Modems help
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 17:06:00 GMT
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References: <4ov88k$snn@mikasa.iol.it> <4p1d4h$5un@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca>
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doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor) wrote:

>In article <4ov88k$snn@mikasa.iol.it>,
>Luis F. Barrera <luba@tikal.net.gt> wrote:
>>Does anyone know how to check the status of a modem?
>>I have the problem that sometimes the modem's TR (terminal ready)
>>stays off after somebody connected to it, and you have to turn the
>>modem off and then on to reset the TR. Is there any way to do this
>>(reset the modem) via software. 
>>You can send an ATZ command with the tip program, but the problem is
>>that the getty process don't let you do that.
>>I'll apreciate any help about this.


>tip the device.

 How specific! Do you think you could be just a bit MORE specific? 

LC