Re: Direct Cable file transfer

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dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

>> |>Is there any way to use the modems to transfer files, without one modem
>> |>having to call the other?
>> 
>> probably, but -I- don't know....  (i'm willing to learn, though!  <g>)
>
>This would depend very much on the modems involved.  They would have to
>be able to work in a "leased line" mode, in which they do not get any
>electrical signal from the telephone exchange, and in particular, no
>ringing and no dial tone.

There is no need!  You can just take your phone off the hook until the
dialtone goes dead.  Then ATA on one modem and ATD on the other,
both hooked into the phone wiring of the building.  The telephone
company provides the electricity....

>You could try hooking the modems together with a standard telephone
>cable, disabling dial tone checking (ATX1), then use ATA to answer on
>one modem and ATD to dial on the other modem.

No, hook them to the building's phone jacks.  That's the way to get the
electrical signal from the telephone exchange without a leased line.
You pay phone bills, so why not use the service?

>If the modems have a leased line mode, it should be enabled first.

Forget that mode -- use the phone line (after taking the phone off the
hook until the dialtone is dead).