Re: AE 2400 mdm: receives calls!

[sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)]

In article <1993Jun20.033515.11319@presby.edu> sebugg@presby.edu (Stephen Buggie) writes:
>I have used it for about five days now.  On a few isolated occasions,
>the modem has created gibberish from the incoming messages.  That is
>not a serious problem because it has happened so rarely and all that
>has been needed is to restart the message.

That's just line noise...2400 modems are a bit more susceptible to
line noise than 1200 modems.

>But I have now detected a potentially BIG problem!  When I am doing
>word processing, the phone line is open and the modem should not be in
>use.  But, three times in the past two days, when incoming calls have
>arrived when the computer is on, THE MODEM ANSWERS THE CALL!  It
>answers with the shrieking static that you have all heard when an
>extension phone is lifted while you are transmitting.  I even heard
>the calling party via the on-board speaker on the Datalink 2400.  This
>caused great confusion with the incoming party as well as with family
>members who wish to speak to their friends.

You probably have auto-answer enabled in your default modem settings.
Fire up your comm program and send ats0=0&w0 to your modem; this will
disable auto-answer and save the new settings in the modem's NVRAM.

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