Re: [hylafax-users] Modem answers on the first ring

[Lee Howard <faxguy@deanox.com>]

On 2002.04.17 17:34 Hardi Gunawan wrote:
> Ummm....I got confused here.....My main aim is for the
> fax server to answer the call after 5 rings, so that
> if I know it is a voice call, I can pick it up first.

You set RingsBeforeAnswer to 5, then.  Remember that you have to restart 
faxgetty after changing options.

> If Hylafax is not answering and the
> ModemNoAutoAnswerCmd

ModemNoAutoAnswerCmd has nothing to do with your problem.

> Or do I set Hylafax to not answer, and set the modem
> to answer after 5 rings?  But what is the main purpose
> of RingsBeforeAnswer then?

RingsBeforeAnswer tells HylaFAX when to answer an incoming call... 
provided that faxgetty is running.

> Currently from what I understand, the modem should
> never pick  up the call, unless Hylafax tells it so.
> Therefore,  when the modem detects ring(s), it will
> pass the ring info to Hylafax.  And hylafax will do
> the counting, which I set to 5, so that Hylafax will
> instruct the modem to answer the call.

HylaFAX controls the modem.  HylaFAX counts the rings.  And on the 
appropriate number it issues ATA.

Lee.

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