Subject: Re: getty and cua/tty setup
To: Jon Buller <jonb@metronet.com>
From: Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca>
List: current-users
Date: 02/20/1997 16:26:55
On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Jon Buller wrote:

> Should getty be asserting DTR against a modem?

Yes, it should. Modems generally will not answer a ring if DTR is
not asserted.

> I'd like to use
> DTR to reset the modem after the call is finished...

Easier, probably, is just to lock the port to one speed (assuming
it's a modern modem).

cjs

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