From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 5 19:22:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D29416A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:22:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.microshaft.net (cpe-24-221-41-252.az.sprintbbd.net [24.221.41.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6142843D1D for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:22:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bryce@xanthworld.com) Received: from zeus (dhcp17.xanthworld.com [10.30.55.128]) by ns1.microshaft.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i65JMrnn040367; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:22:53 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from bryce@xanthworld.com) From: "Bryce Alexander" To: "'Michael W. Oliver'" , Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:24:26 -0700 Message-ID: <004901c462c5$afae94b0$80371e0a@zeus> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 In-Reply-To: <20040703133711.GA27771@gargantuan.com> Importance: Normal Subject: RE: [OT] RBEM56G-100 - tone b0rken but pulse works? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 19:22:55 -0000 Hi Michael, Yes, it is possible for lightning to zap your modem through the phone line, The Telco works hard to prevent it, but it can happen, get a surge suppressor that has phone in and out connectors to prevent it in the future. There is another possibility; tone dialing is polarity sensitive where pulse is not. It may be worth your while to open up your jack and reverse the polarity of the wires that go to the center pins of the connector (usually red and green). This is more common if there has been some new jacks put in, or if someone has been working on your line recently. Polarity problems rarely happen from the cable splicers out in the trenches, but stranger things have happened. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Michael W. Oliver Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 6:37 AM To: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: [OT] RBEM56G-100 - tone b0rken but pulse works? Hey there mobile users, I have a OT question for you. I bought a RBEM56G-100 some time ago, based on the recommendations of a few folks on this list, and have been extremely happy with it... until yesterday. I started getting the strangest behavior out of the modem and wanted to get your take on it. When I try to dial a number using pulse dialing, it works fine. However, when I try to dial a number using tone dialing, the call doesn't go through. In fact, the modem isn't even sending the tones to the line... the dial tone keeps blaring away through the speaker even the tones are sent. I can pick up an extension and hear the pulses when using pulse dial, but when using tone dial, I hear no tones through the handset on the extension. I can hear through the PC speaker that the tones are being generated, but it is as if there is now some sort of disconnect between the tone sending thingamajig and the line. BTW, I am in central Florida and we had a whopper of a lightning storm yesterday. While I did hear a few pops on the line, none of my other equipment has been affected (fax, two other phones, modem on another pc). Is it probable that this RBEM56G-100's modem is so sensitive that it was zapped while none of my other equipment suffered? So, in your opinion, should I start hitting eBay for a new RBEM56G-100? Thanks for your time. -- Mike perl -e 'print unpack("u","88V]N=&%C=\"!I;F9O(&EN(&AE861E