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From: greid@adobe.com (Glenn Reid)
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Subject: modems (good/bad)
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Date: 15 Aug 89 17:58:17 GMT
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I have a NeXT cube running UUCP.  Everything works okay,
but the two computers with which I have connections seem
to have a very high failure rate logging in.  It isn't
broken, because the connection is always made eventually,
but it seems to hang an awful lot.  To be more precise,
their system calls mine, the modem answers and the connection
is established, but there is basically no response from
the "getty" process on my system, the receive and transmit
lights on the modem do nothing, and after about 30 seconds
the calling system hangs up with a FAILED (LOGIN) message
in the log file.

Similarly, trying to log in through tip(1) from the remote
machine often is greeted with null behavior.  I am now
attributing this to a weird modem.  I bought a brand new
(and brand X) Avatex 2400 baud Hayes-compatible modem.  I
haven't had any problems with it when I dial out, but maybe
its auto-answer behavior is not up to spec, especially when
the calling modem has to go through some baud rate
negotiations or something.

Has anyone had any similar experiences, or have any
suggestions?  Should I spend three times what I paid for this
modem and get a real Hayes modem?  Should I spend ten
times it and get a Trailblazer :-?  Is the problem my
modem or "getty" on the NeXT?

Thanks for any insights,

Glenn Reid
Adobe Systems