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Subject: Re: Generic RS-232 Board and Modem
Message-ID: <3826@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 12:31:07 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 25 12:31:07 1987
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In article <2028@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu> boneill@hawk.cs.ulowell.edu (Debugger) writes:
>  My friend has just purchased a generic RS-232C board for his Tandy 1000.
>  He also got a Mitac 1200D modem. After hooking it all up, the modem
>  doesn't seem to want to pick up the phone line. Can anybody help?
>	Hayes 'AT' command set
>
>The TERM READY and HIGH SPEED lights stay on all the time. When commands
>are given or keys are pressed on the keyboard, the SEND DATA and RECIEVE
>DATA lights flicker briefly. We are using Procomm V2.4.2

Does Procomm have a "local" mode?  The idea is to check if you can talk to
the modem directly.  (Mirror and Crosstalk have a mode called "local" that
explicitly tells the terminal program to go "on-line" regardless of the
carrier or other status lines coming from the modem.)

If you succeed in getting your terminal program to let you talk to the modem,
you should be able to enter AT-type commands directly, eg. AT should result
in OK being sent back, and ATDT5551234 should cause it to dial 5551234 and 
attempt a connection.

You could also try the modem, cable, and board on another (known working)
setup.  This would tell you if the equipment is at fault.

Good luck

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