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[While proven not to be a problem isolated to linux, I felt the crosspost
was appropriate. Please remove it from followups if you disagree.]

I have an external 56k modem for use with Linux, as the internal winmodem in
my laptop is useless for the purpose. I bought the modem (Rockwell chipset)
in Australia, where it works without a hitch. However, I'm presently in New
Zealand, and while the internal modem continues to work under Windows, the
external one has exhibited a problem under either OS.

Communication laptop to modem seems fine, init strings and diagnostics all
ok. When I ask it to dial a connection, I hear a dialtone which does not
cease after the modem starts dialling - the tones are heard superimposed
over the top of the dialtone. After a few tries, the modem returns a BUSY.
I've also tried this instructing the modem not to wait for a dial tone, with
no difference in the result.

I don't know enough about modems to continue diagnosing the problem. Am I
dealing with a difference between Australian / New Zealand exchanges? In
which case, I would have expected the internal modem to have trouble too,
but it connects fine. It's not a pulse-only exchange, or anything like that.
So is my external modem useless here?

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Cheers,
Rich.

Quote:> I don't know enough about modems to continue diagnosing the problem. Am I
> dealing with a difference between Australian / New Zealand exchanges?

Possibly. Some countries use different dialtones and you have to set
the country code to the one you are in. For example my HSF modem driver
always defaults to U.S and unless I change it to UK it doesn't detect a
dialtone.

In Windows its in Control Panel,. Modems..select modem, Properties,
Country.

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Conor Turton

ICQ:31909763
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No joy changing the country code unfortunately. Don't know how this would be
done via init strings. I've tried things like AT*NC048 (which is New
Zealand) but ERROR is returned. Can't see a place to change it under XP
either, unfortunately. Further clues welcome.

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Cheers,
Rich.

try to use init string  "ATX1"
this string will make the modem dial even if it
doesn't get a tone.