From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Sep 4 05:49:48 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id FAA25458 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 05:49:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from galatea.neptune.on.ca (root@mail.neptune.on.ca [205.233.176.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id FAA25450 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 05:49:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from triton.neptune.on.ca (quake.neptune.on.ca [205.233.176.2]) by galatea.neptune.on.ca (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA04448; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:32:57 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:56:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Mickeler To: "Tom T. Thai" cc: linuxisp@friendly.jeffnet.org, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hung Modem In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > for some reason if my modem get stuck in Off Hook mode with no actual > connection to it (ie. call the modem and you get a bz signal, but no one > is connected to it). How can I reset it from remote? I tried getting in > telneting to the box and load kermit to try to access the modem via > command line mode but no response from the modem. > > box is running RocketPort, mgetty, pppd, external modem. Thanks. Try going into /etc/inittab, start the line with that modem with a # , save the file, do an "init q" , then go back to inittab, take out the # from that line, save the file and do another "init q" If that doesnt work, nothin will ! .-------------------------------------------------------------------. | Steve Mickeler -- Steve@Neptune.On.Ca | | *** System Administrator *** | | Neptune Internet Services -- for more info -- Info@Neptune.On.Ca | | Catch me on #linux - (Stoney) -- http://www.neptune.on.ca | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Neptune Internet Services - Voice: 905-895-0898 Fax: 905-895-1759 | `-------------------------------------------------------------------'