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From: Kevin Day <toasty@dragondata.com>
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Subject: Re: Serial boot prompt messages and a modem
To: dcs@newsguy.com (Daniel C. Sobral)
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 18:05:31 -0600 (CST)
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> 
> Leif Neland wrote:
> > 
> > > Just configure it correctly. Don't tell it to talk to a serial device
> > > that will be sending it gibberish.
> > 
> > A hack would be to have the loader emit ATE0 to protect itself from
> > echoing modems.
> 
> AFAIK, it would not protect against all modems. I think Winmodems, for
> instance, won't recognize that command.

True, but until you've downloaded boot code to the modem, most winmodems
won't respond at all... (Also, most winmodems that I've seen don't emulate a
UART, so they won't even cause a problem)

Kevin


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