Re: [NTLK] Help! Modem to Modem connection on PC

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Wed Oct 27 2004 - 09:14:15 PDT


On Oct 27, 2004, at 2:19 AM, Johannes Wolf wrote:

> I would never try a direct modem2modem connection.
> Normally modems as well as telephones need a feed (20 ... 60V dc)that
> normally comes via the phone line.
> To do such experiments I normally use a small (home)switchboard.
> Also a modem cannot generate a ring signal (20 ... 60V ac)
>

That is what I figured also, but Nelson has proven this to work, IF
you manually force the dialee to pick up (ie there is no ringing)...

Marty

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