motorola 3400 28.8 and receiving faxes (NOT)

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Hi,

Sam Leffler wrote:
>     > Sorry, I have a bit of trouble reading the logs, but according to the
>     > spec sheet this is a Class 1 modem--which is probably why mgetty does
>     > not work with it...
>     
>     Yes, you're right, mgetty doesn't support Class 1, but as far as I know,
>     they cannot do adaptive answer, so why does it say "FAX" here???
>     
> I can't speak for the 3400 model but the Lifestyle 28.8 definitely
> supports adaptive answer (and quite well at that).  I now see what
> the log is saying and it is what one would expect for a Class 1 modem:
> 
> 	<-- ATA
> 	--> FAX
> 	--> CONNECT
> 
> This is the start of a Class 1 receive session; the HDLC frames follow
> the connect.  

That one was new for me. I still thought that there was no class 1 modem
supporting adaptive answer. Thanks for the info.

> BTW, to answer a data call using adaptive answer it's
> a bit tricky; you need to send ATO and then wait for a CONNECT response.
> As far as I know this handshake is unique to Motorola modems.

Sounds so. Never heard of.

How do I switch *off* this adaptive answering? Since mgetty can't do
Class 1 (and most likely never will), it will only interfere with proper
operation.

gert

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