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Re: Extending the range of null modem to 100ft.



On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:52:34 -0600, Ed Eastman <noone@nowhere.net>
wrote:

>Run a phone cord from one modem strait to the other.  Tap ATD on one 
>telecom software then ATA on the other and your modems will initiate and 
>answer (squacks, etc).

Some modems will check to make sure there is a dial tone before
dialing and will not dial if there isn't one.  This means you might
need to either enter AT??D on one, where the ?? is the correct code to
disable the dial tone check, or add that code to you comm program's
modem init string.

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