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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: modem - auto answering
Date: 6 Jan 1996 19:25:39 GMT
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rpoel@infohighway.co.uk writes:
> how? i am tring to set up a dialin line to my machine - i have
> following the faq,essiental sys admin and every page i can find and
> none make any mention to where the modem initilation string is held.

There is no ``init string''.  Just use the modem's non-volatile memory
to store the configuration (AT&W).  Make sure to freeze the modem's
DTE speed to the one matching the getty listening on the modem.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)