Two modems on one line????

[A1ex]

Jim Cheetham wrote:

>On Tue, 2005-03-08 at 14:20 -0500, A1ex wrote:
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>>>Get a telephone double-socket device, and plug moth modems into that,
>>>and the double-socket into your wall socket. Much joy should follow.
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>>Tried that, no joy --internal integrated modem produces error 680--no 
>>dial tone, external modem works OK.   Integrated modem works OK when 
>>external modem is disconnected.
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>What happens if the external modem is powered off when you try?
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The integrated modem still produces a 680 error---no dial tone..as long 
as the external modem
is connected, either series or parallel., external modem powered ON or 
OFF....
   The internal modem works only if the external modem line is disconnected.

alex

>In general, internal modems are difficult to deal with because you can't
>easily tell what they're doing. Unfortunately for my expertise in this
>thread, I've never used them.
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>I appreciate the "you don't have to remember to switch it on" argument
>for wanting to use one, though :-) I just compensate by never switching
>off my external modem ...
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