First post, by ariqu
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I've been trying to get 2 external modems I picked up from a local thrift store to work and I seem to be running into a strange issue. Both modems initialize properly (a USR 56k V.90 and a Best Data Smart One 56sx). I can tell the commands I am feeding them are doing something (clicks on atd, whines on ata, DCD light turns on with at&c0, etc...), but the terminal shows no text. I was able to connect to an internal modem in another computer. When I type text into the terminal of the external modem, the text shows on the other's terminal, but not the other way around, no matter which way I connect, or which modem I use.
I also cannot get any text responses out of either modem when feeding it commands. No 'OK' or 'CONNECT' or 'RING' or anything. I've tried setting ATE, AT&E, ATQ, ATQ1, and ATX4, but nothing responds. I've tried this on both my current computer and an old laptop (486) to no avail. Any ideas?