Those USB to serial devices are absolutely dreadful Balckbox.co.uk have a very nice little PCMCIA to dual serial port card that I have used for many years now without any problems
It works on all types of serial devices and gives you full serial ports on your laptop. The serial to USB units tend only to work on some serial devices Broke my heart for quite a while before I bought the blackbox unit Jody -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Hay Sent: 06 November 2006 07:54 To: kxt@kxthelp.com Subject: Re: KX-T: Idiot quesiton - SMDR on KX-TD816? >>Hello all, >> >>trying to check that the SMDR is accessible on my KX-TD816. I'm using >>a null-modem cable - and have checked the pinouts are all okay. The >>Pconnector. modems will, you might check that you selected the right srogram for SMDR (800) is running and set to record all outgoing >>calls. I've plugged into the RS-232 interface, and conected (for a >>test) via Hyperterminal. I'm not using any modem initialisation >>strings. >> >>I can see that I can connect, (@9600, 8-N-1) as I can send the command >>ATZ and get an 'OK' response back. However... no SMDR produced? >> >>Any ideas? >> >> >> >the 816 will not give you an OK for an atz command on the serial >connector. modems will, you might check that you selected the right >serial port on your pc. > >on later ksus, about 10 seconds after connecting the cable, you will get >a modem init string from the ksu, then three lines of page title before >the smdr lines. but there has to be detail waiting to print. > >unless i mis-understand what you are trying to do. > >-larry / dallas Larry, I have to admint I was using one of those awful USB to Serial convertors on my laptop - so it's entirely possible I've connected someplace I didn't expect to. I'll dig out an old laptop with windows 95 (shudder) and a serial port and try again. -- Russ _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.28/518 - Release Date: 04/11/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.28/518 - Release Date: 04/11/2006 _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
