From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Sep 4 09:27:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id JAA09335 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:27:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from inorganic5.fdt.net (inorganic5.fdt.net [205.229.48.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA09325 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:27:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (jlewis@localhost) by inorganic5.fdt.net with SMTP id MAA22011; Thu, 4 Sep 1997 12:22:04 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 12:22:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Jon Lewis To: Steve Mickeler cc: "Tom T. Thai" , linuxisp@friendly.jeffnet.org, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hung Modem In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-To-Stop-Spam-See: http://inorganic5.fdt.net/~jlewis/spam.txt 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. What kind of modems? I've found that some modems will just occasionally lock up and require power cycling. You might be able to reduce the occurance of this by keeping the modems cooler or playing with init strings and default configurations. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jon Lewis | Unsolicited commercial e-mail will Network Administrator | be proof-read for $199/message. Florida Digital Turnpike | ______http://inorganic5.fdt.net/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key____