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From: bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org (Christoph Badura)
Subject: Re: Using the sio ports with a Modem
Organization: Guru Systems/Funware Department
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 17:29:49 GMT
Message-ID: <CB8wLq.6ot@flatlin.ka.sub.org>
References: <1993Aug3.092159.1696@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> <CB76y1.3xG@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> <1993Aug4.072326.27151@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> <CB8G2w.B7v@sugar.NeoSoft.COM>
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In <CB8G2w.B7v@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>For example, if I'm dialed in via one modem, dial out via another, how does
>it know which line hung up?

Normally it doesn't I guess:

1% ps -ftFc,01
    UID   PID  PPID  C    STIME TTY  TIME COMMAND
   root    94     1  0  Jul 30   01  0:04 -sh 
   root  8312  8301  0 19:22:27  01  0:00 cu flatl1 
   root  8301    94  0 19:21:46  01  0:00 cu flatl1 
2% who |grep FE
bad        ttyFE        Aug  4 19:22

Perhaps Terry would be so kind and look into the HDB cu source and
tell us under what circumstances cu produces the "Lost Carrier"
message?

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