Re: Script to check whether modem telephone line in use --- how?
Mark Phillips wrote:
> This morning I typed "pon" to dial up a ppp connection, only to hear
> noise on my modem to idicate that the line was already in use. I
> quickly typed "poff", but it was too late --- I had already killed my
> father's connection to the internet. He was not pleased as I had
> killed his connection near the end of an 8M download.
Brian Servis writes:
> I think the best way is to get a 'line in use indicator' box that plugs
> into the phone line.
or better yet, fix pon so it won't do this. I'll look into it.
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