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Date:      Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:21:04 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net>
To:        Steve Mickeler <steve@neptune.on.ca>
Cc:        linuxisp@friendly.jeffnet.org, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Hung Modem
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.970904082034.13399A-100000@dream.future.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970904085507.2040A-100000@triton.neptune.on.ca>

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On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, Steve Mickeler wrote:

> > 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 !

didn't work.. I guess I'll just have to go to were the modem is and power
cycle.
> 
> 
> 
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