-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Modem won't release telephone line...
- From: Cedo1 <cedo1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 09:12:30 -0500
At 04:28 PM 7/19/2003, you wrote:
>Does anyone know why a U.S. Robotics 56k V90-V92 Winmodem wouldn't release
>a telephone line after disconnecting? The connection definitely
>disconnects, but there is no dial tone on the phone afterwards unless you
>unplug the jack at the wall and plug it back in. If you immediately try
>to reconnect dial-up, you get a message that there is no dial tone. The
>modem is a little over a year old and it did not start doing this until a
>few months ago. It's not my computer (I'm on cable modem), but I've never
>heard of this problem and it bugs me.
Sounds like the DTR is not being dropped. Adding a command such
as &D2 will do it. One may also need to adjust an S registry. On
some modems a S registry command such as S25=3 or some USR
modems S10=3 may help.
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