Re: [hylafax-users] Connecting External USR v.90 modem

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Wednesday, September 27, 2000, at 7:14:06 PM, Lee Howard wrote:
> At 05:52 PM 9/27/00 -0500, Tanner, Robby wrote:
>>Actually, the external modem had a switch to toggle between "smart" and
>>"dumb" modes.  I wanted "smart" I guess because I'm now able to control it
>>with cu and minicom.  Perhaps "dumb" is to have the device act as a
>>winmodem.

> Modems don't magically change between hardware modems and software modems
> by the flick of a switch.  Furthermore, external modems can't change port
> configurations that way, either.  You have to either change the cable to
> the other port, or you have to change the BIOS settings for the port.

Indeed.  I missed this one somehow... Dumb means (usually) "do not
respond to any AT commands at all.  Listen to your switches, and auto
answer if called to.

Cheers,
-- jra
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Jay R. Ashworth                                                jra@baylink.com
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