[4157] in linux-net channel archive
Re: USR-Courier
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Pewzner)
Fri Aug 23 01:32:01 1996
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 21:47:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Daniel Pewzner <vegi@eskimo.com>
To: Curtis Hays <hays@satcom.whit.org>
cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-ppp@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9608220700.A1931-0100000@satcom.whit.org>
I suggest trying mgetty, and
#define MODEM_CHECK_TIME 60
so it will check the modem every minute, killing itself and hopefully
fixing your problem.
On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, Curtis Hays wrote:
> I have 8 USR Courier V.everything modems hooked up to my Linux box. Slip/PPP
> works, but sometimes, the modems hang after someone drops. I have a
> uugetty handling the process. Previously we had AT&T 14.4 modems and this
> never happened. Went to USR-Courier and now there is a problem. The
> biggest problem is the TX and RX lights stay on, and the only way to
> clear them is to kill the process... The problem is intermittent, so I
> don't know if PPP isn't cleaning up after the user hangs up, or if DIP,
> our slip server, isn't cleaning up. Or is it just an intermittent problem.
> Any Ideas?
