Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 10:26:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Christian Fortin <cfortin@ec.camitel.com> To: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, linuxisp@friendly.jeffnet.org, Steve Mickeler <steve@neptune.on.ca> Subject: Re: Hung Modem Message-ID: <XFMail.970904103049.cfortin@ec.camitel.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970904082034.13399A-100000@dream.future.net>
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After this happend, check if the PID of the pppd have changed ? If no, maybe you have the same problem then me. Do you run Linux or FreeBSD... ( /etc/inittab is Linux ) We have resolve the problem with some hack. We have remove the close stdout ant the close stderr in the serial port driver. ( We use Cycldes serial board on FreeBSD... ) On 04-Sep-97 Tom T. Thai wrote: >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. >> >> >> >> .-------------------------------------------------------------------. >> | 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 | >> `-------------------------------------------------------------------' >> >> > > >.............. .................................... >Thomas T. Thai Infomedia Interactive Communications >tom@iic.net TEL 612.376.9090 * FAX 612.376.9087 > > ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Christian Fortin <cfortin@ec.camitel.com> Date: 04-Sep-97 Heure: 10:26:20 ##############################################--------+ Electro-Conception tel:(418) 872-6641 | 3665 Croisset fax:(418) 872-9198 | Quebec,P.Q. www.ec.camitel.com/ec | G1P-1L4 | /--|<|--WM--|(--J Canada -----------------L---WM-----< \----1 --- -
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