I've just set up a debian woody system with an external Intel chipset modem. The modem is on the same telephone line as a fax machine, and while the fax machine was receiving a fax I watched syslog as the modem tried to dial out. It didn't dial, and eventually came back with NO DIALTONE. All fine so far.
Later, while someone was talking on the line, the modem dialled while they were talking. Why would this happen? Presumably the modem is set to detect dialtone, since it failed during the fax transmission, but then why wouldn't it fail when the line was in use for a voice call? My only idea is to specifically set X4 and hope that fixes it, but I'm not too confident. Any ideas? Is it likely to be just a poor modem, or is there a setting that I can't find that will fix it? I'd like to add that this is a server we've just built and sold with debian Linux on -- our first! (We've done plenty of Microsoft servers previously.) It's working as a file server (samba), email server (fetchmail/exim/courier imap), and internet proxy server (squid). It went in as a cheaper alternative to Microsoft Exchange for a small company that wanted a single shared mailbox for incoming email. The company also appreciates the Linux ethos. Many thanks to everyone! -- Randy Orrison Keswick Computer Services -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
