RE: Modem configuration

Well, I did this several years ago with a microcom QX4232bis 14400 modem.

That modem had switches to lock it into sync mode.  Once that was taken care 
of, I also got stuck getting it to dial. The trick was to set the switches so 
that it would dial entry number one when DTR was raised.  Happily enough, DTR 
is raised when the line is varied on, and dropped when it is varied off.   The 
AS/400 uses (I believe) the V.25bis dial command set, which is supposedly 
nothing like the AT command set.

If you can't set it to dial on dtr, then you probably have to change the AS/400 
line description to autodial(*no).  In that case, the system operator is 
prompted to manually dial the number and respond to an inquiry message when 
dialing is complete.  Yuk!

Regards,
Rich

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Rich Duzenbury
http://rich.dyn.ml.org
http://vpsolutions.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of York, Albert
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 6:33 PM
> To: 'Midrange mailing list'
> Subject: Modem configuration
> 
> 
> I am trying to configure an AT&T Dataport 14.4 modem  for synchronous
> communications between AS/400s. The manual says the AT &Q1 
> command will put
> the modem in synchronous mode using the AT protocol to dial and 
> AT &Q2 uses
> the number stored in directory location 1.(As far as I know the AS/400
> doesn't use either method). I tried both settings and the modem 
> doesn't do
> anything. 
> 
> We are already using an IBM modem on one line and it works fine 
> but we need
> more lines. We have several of these modems on hand and I would 
> like to use
> them if possible. 
> 
> Will this modem work for this?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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