Re: dial out problem
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 10:54:51AM +0100, Peter Fedichev wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Please tell me if somebody knows how to make sendfax working from
> behind the office telephone station. The problem is that in order to
> place a call I have to dial "*0" and my pin code first. Only after that
> the dial tone shows up. Instead, sendfax quits with "NO DIAL TONE"
> complain.
Stick X0 in your init string for your modem. That should fix that
issue. You could even open minicom or something and do it manually
ATX0
if you want to save it to the modems config profile, then type:
ATX0&W
That will save it in there, even after you turn off the modem.
> I did try to set up the dial-prefix in the
> /etc/mgetty/sendfax.conf, but this made the sendfax hung without
> bothering the modem (no modem sounds or lamps were on)
>
> I have a similar problem when calling my ISP from home (there I have to
> place "0" before the number to get the dial tone). I would also
> appreciate if any of you know the solution for Windows 98 (sorry :)),
Yeah.. um, go to control panel > modems > select your modem, click
properties, somewhere there there should be a "connection" tab, click
on it, then click on advanced, the in the "extra settings" box put in
X0
Regards,
Robert Davidson.
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