Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 09:57:28 +1000 (EST) From: Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au> To: Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com> Cc: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu>, Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>, Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>, Martin Loeffler <martin.loeffler@utoronto.ca>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: forcing a modem to hangup Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960712095421.18947B-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <m0ueV76-000QYFC@main.statsci.com>
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On Thu, 11 Jul 1996, Scott Blachowicz wrote: > Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> wrote: > > > modems, just because they eliminate two of the most commonly used > > troubleshooting tools (front panel lights and breakout boxes). > > ...not to mention the [separate] power switch. Seems I power cycle modems to > reset state occasionally... > I actually saw an ad in a catalog for a local store for an internal modem which had a panel which fitted in as a blank for a 3.5" drive bay. This had all the normal status lights AND a reset button. Pity the modem wasn't much good... All Internal modems should have something like this. Cheers, Carey ========================================================================= Carey Nairn ! email : Carey.Nairn@its.utas.edu.au Infrastructure Services ! phone : (002) 20 7419 Information Technology Services ! fax : (002) 20 7898 University of Tasmania. ! =========================================================================
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