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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> What init string is the ppp-on routine using?  That works fine.

That is done by eznet.  I believe it tries several different 
init strings (suitable for differernt brands of modems).

> I usually use AT&F for everything.  

Is that all there is in your kermit/pcplus init strings?
I can remember from the old BBS days that people often
had problems with their modems until they found the right 
init string for that modem.  Perhaps more up-to-date modems 
no longer have that problem?

> That is the default for microcom (AT&F appears on the 
> screen if you just type microcom and it tests every port).

I'm not too sure that microcom has a default.  It certainly
does send AT&F when trying to auto-locate the modem (which
fails for my modem, by the way).  But that doesn't mean it
automatically sends a default init when you start the main 
program.  microcom is just a bare tool -- it is up to the 
user to tell it exactly what to do.
  
> Kermit needs ncurses.  I might use it anyway if I can't 
> get microcom working, 

It works fine for me.  I suggest you go through the ATi
codes (ATi1 ATi2 ATi3 ...) until you find the one that 
dumps your modem's registers (ATi7 ?).  Make a note of
the values in microcom and then do the same thing in 
kermit/pcplus.  Any differences?

> > BTW, BL3 comes with ldd (and file).
> What does file do?

It tells you whether file_name is a binary or library or 
script or image or whatever.  It is particularly useful 
for identifying a compressed file that has accidently lost
its suffix.
--------------
file file_name
--------------
It works by scanning file_name and comparing the contents
to a database of known types (/etc/magic).  For more info:
--------
man file
--------
BTW, file is not new to BasicLinux.  It was in the HD version 
of BL1.

Cheers,
Steven