Re: Script to check whether modem telephone line in use --- how?
John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> writes:
> 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.
You might want to look into the 'connect' program from
'http://www.caesium.fr/freeware/connect/'. It tracks multiple connect
attempts so none trample over each other. I have been using it for
several months now.
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Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org
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