Modem Question

[Brian Densmore]

I think this was meant for the list.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dustin Decker
> 
> One additional vector - you _might_ want to find out what 
> firmware is on the
> modem.
> If it's out of date (I.E. several revisions behind what is 
> available from
> USRobotics) it might be worth flashing it.  In doing so, you 
> may manage to
> remedy at the hardware level (assuming it is responsible) the 
> actual cause
> of the locks.
> Dustin 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Brian Densmore
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:24 AM
> To: jon at mossfam.net; kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Modem Question
> 
> The proper 'AT' command sent to it should do the trick.
> for your modem try ATZ for a software reset and if that 
> doesn't work try
> ATZ! to force a hardware reset.
> 
> HTH,
> Brian
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Moss [mailto:jon at mossfam.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:01 AM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: Modem Question
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks again to everyone who helped me get my dialin PPP home Linux 
> > serving working several weeks ago.
> > 
> > Occasionally, maybe once a week, my husband will dialin, get 
> > disconnected and be unable to reconnect.  I can SSH in from 
> work but 
> > even restarting the server doesn't unlock and reset the 
> modem.  I have 
> > a external Courier V.Everything modem.  The only way to reset it so 
> > far is to turn it off and back on.
> > 
> > Is there anyway I can "break into" the modem with a Linux utility?  
> > Any ideas or suggested always greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Jon Moss
> > jon at mossfam.net
> > 
> >