RE: modems

["Bill Strahm" <bill at strahm.net>]

I'll go a little farther...

Common configurations for modems leave the speaker on during
handshaking, but turn it off during normal data traffic...

When I was doing a lot of modem programming I remember there were ATA
commands that would turn off the speaker, or leave it on all the time...
Really want to annoy a coworker, leave their modem configured not to
turn off the speaker...

Now the shrieking is basically the sound protocol that lets both ends
know how to communicate... Each sound has its own meaning and I believe
is still backwards compatible to 300 baud... (Haven't played with modems
since the 14.4 days myself though, so that could have changed with the
56K modems)

There are some good books on the topic depending on what you want to
know

Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ietf at ietf.org [mailto:owner-ietf at ietf.org] On Behalf Of
David Frascone
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 7:47 AM
To: Pankaj Bhandari
Cc: Bill Cunningham; ietf at ietf.org
Subject: Re: modems

Ummm . . . how 'bout:  During handshaking the modem's speaker is on.



On Tuesday, 11 Jun 2002, Pankaj Bhandari wrote:
> Screeching occurs during handshaking.
> 
> During the handshaking, the frequency is audible, thats the reason for
screeching.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Bill Cunningham [SMTP:billcu at citynet.net]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:53 PM
> > To:	ietf at ietf.org
> > Subject:	modems
> >
> > I know modems communicate on the physical layer by electrical pulses
or
> > binaries sent on copper wires. Is that screeching you hear
electrical
> > communication? Computers don't communicate by screeching...or do
they?
> >
> 

-- 
David Frascone

           Winston Peters, a rebel without a caucus.