Re: [hylafax-users] USR + Distinctive Ring is answering internal DATA calls -- why?

[Lee Howard <faxguy@howardsilvan.com>]

On 2003.02.11 13:21 Bob Ramstad wrote:

> Obviously FaxGetty is answering the data call, which
> makes no sense.
> 
> 1) The phone never rang, so what is it doing picking
> up the phone?

You can ask USR this question. DTR is on, but the modem is on-hook.  
Unfortunately, some modems still seem to "listen in" when this 
arrangement happens, and will do dumb things like try to handshake when 
another modem on the same line is handshaking.

> 2) It is a data call, and so shouldn't be answered
> regardless.

FaxGetty only answers on RING or CID when told to.  It's doubtful that 
faxgetty is triggering the answer.  It's probably the modem's 
firmware.  I'm guessing that ATS0=0.  At that point, I don't know what 
to say.

> I'm totally confused, and would love any
> suggestions...  except of course the obvious, that we
> need to hook up the other computers to another phone
> line, I really don't want to have to do this, it would
> be the last resort...

Another line or a switch on the line.

Lee.

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