Conference hydra::amiga_v1

96.0. "Some DFO3 help, please." by SHOGUN::HEFFEL (Owned by a cat) Tue Sep 09 1986 00:09

    I freely admit to being a telecommunications novice and because
    of this I'm going bananas.  I've been trying to make my Amiga talk
    through a DFO3 to a VAX.  I've obtained what I believe to be a suitable
    modem cable and hooked it up to both devices.  I have booted up
    Starterm (a PD comm program which looks useful).  I have noted that
    the DTR light on the front of the modem is lit.  The ANL, ST, RDL,
    DTL, and DATA TALK buttons are out and the HS button is in.  (This
    is the configuration that we use when the modem is hooked to the
    VT100.)  When Starterm is up, I strike CTRL-b and get the now familiar
    CLACK.  So far so good.  The problem is that it refuses to listen
    to any further keystrokes.  (The phone #, that is.)  It times out
    in a second or two.  What the f*ck am I doing wrong!?  The Setup
    config is as follows:
    1200 Baud
    8 bits - No parity.
    
    This is essentially the same setup we use on the VT100.  The only
    thing that is missing because the my terminal programs refuse to
    allow me to set it, is the Xon/Xoff parm.  I know diddly about
    Xon/Xoff.  I don't even know enough about it to know if it's a
    potential problem.  SIGH!
    
    Could anyone help save this boy from insanity?  Any leads, shared
    experiences, condolences etc would be welcome.
    
    Thanks,
    Gary

    I bought an Amiga to Hayes cable and Online. Did everything you
    did (except set Online to VT100 mode) and then called a dial in
    number with my phone because my DF03 doesn't support auto-dial.

    The DF03 will dial just fine when it's connected to the VT100 but
    something about the Amiga cable is giving it fits and me headaches.
    I'll try hand dialing, but I really don't want to deal with that
    every time I want to connect.  Sigh.
    
    Gary

    Are you sure it's the cable and not the software?  I have a DF03
    that I use with Dave Wecker's VT100 terminal emulator and it autodials
    just fine.  I remember having trouble with the ONLINE! software
    when I used it and the problem was the way I had set things up.
    The modem was working great; I had just not been explicit enough
    when I told ONLINE! how to autodial.
    
    -jim

    I wish I knew.  The only emulators I have are some of the earlier
    ones from the PD.  I've been meaning to get my paws on Dave's program
    but have been unable to first get my paws on a Kermit with which
    to do the downloading.  Frustration abounds.
    
    Thanks for the suggestions,
    Gary