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Jim Nathan
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 Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:26 am Post subject: Dial-in Modem on regular telephone line |
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I hope this is a simple question: I have an external US Robotics 56k
modem which I want enable RASing into my Windows box. It is attached to
my regular telephone line on which there are 2 telephones. I've tried
to dial-in from a neighbor's house and it rings but does not pick up
the modem; instead it picks up our message machine. Can I dial into a
modem that is not on a dedicated line and if so, how do I do it? My RAS
is set up to receive incoming connections.
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Moe Trin
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:46 am Post subject: Re: Dial-in Modem on regular telephone line |
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On 24 Dec 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.dcom.modems, in article
<1166984799.314436.277360@n51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, Jim Nathan wrote:
| Quote: | I've tried to dial-in from a neighbor's house and it rings but does
not pick up the modem; instead it picks up our message machine.
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Your modem (and your answering machine) have no idea whether the
incoming call is to be answered by "me" or "the other guy". Who will
actually answer depends on how they are set up - most answering
machines I've used default to answering on the fourth ring if no one
has called and left a message, or the second if someone has left a
message. The computer or modem can be set to answer on the first or
two hundred fiftyfourth ring, or anything in between. So, who's going to
win?
| Quote: | Can I dial into a modem that is not on a dedicated line
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Yes - people were doing so in the 1970s.
| Quote: | and if so, how do I do it? My RAS is set up to receive incoming
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Can't help there - I got rid of windoze before microsoft discovered
networking. I don't have the answering machine on the same line as the
computer, as the computer answers on the third ring, and the answering
machine will never see a four ring situation. Make sure you are using
the correct cable for your modem. If this is an RS-232 serial connection
(the 9 or 25 ping rectangular connector on the back of the computer),
the 'Ring' signal is using one of the 9 wires. Your RAS server may also
be able to look for the "RING" result code from the modem, but this
depends on the modem init-string as well as how the RAS is configured.
If this is a USB connection (4 pin circular connector), I can't help.
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