Performa 6400-phone fails to hang up, HELP!

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2 total messages Started by Sam DeMetro Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00

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Author: Sam DeMetro
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00

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SPECS:   Apple Macintosh Performa 6400/180 OS 7.5.5
   Global Village Teleport Platinum V 28.8 kbs internal modem card

After testing all the devices connected to the phone jack, I've pinpointed
that recent phone failure has been directly caused by my connection between
the computer and the phone jack. 

The phone will not disconnect (hang up) when physically done so unless the
phone line to the computer is disconnected on the computer end. Other wires
have been tried and the results are the same. 

The ONLY way to get a dial tone for either calls or internet connection
with my machine connected is by unplugging the phone line to the phone jack
and replugging the terminal. Otherwise the line stays connected
indefinitely to the previous call. When the computer is disconnected
alltogether the phones otherwise hang up and redial normally.

What solutions can be tried to solve this? 


Thanks for your advice!!

Sam

Re: Performa 6400-phone fails to hang up, HELP!

#31

Author: Russ Taylor
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00

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Unfortunately, it probably means the internal modem's circuity has failed,
and it's not responding to ATH (hangup) correctly.  You can have it
removed, and replaced with an external modem.

In article <sdemetro-ya023680003108992341350001@news.mindspring.com>,
sdemetro@mindspring.com (Sam DeMetro) wrote:

>SPECS:   Apple Macintosh Performa 6400/180 OS 7.5.5
>   Global Village Teleport Platinum V 28.8 kbs internal modem card
>
>After testing all the devices connected to the phone jack, I've pinpointed
>that recent phone failure has been directly caused by my connection between
>the computer and the phone jack. 
>
>The phone will not disconnect (hang up) when physically done so unless the
>phone line to the computer is disconnected on the computer end. Other wires
>have been tried and the results are the same. 
>
>The ONLY way to get a dial tone for either calls or internet connection
>with my machine connected is by unplugging the phone line to the phone jack
>and replugging the terminal. Otherwise the line stays connected
>indefinitely to the previous call. When the computer is disconnected
>alltogether the phones otherwise hang up and redial normally.
>
>What solutions can be tried to solve this?

-- 
Russ Taylor (http://www.cmc.net/~rtaylor/)
CMC Tech Support Manager
"Oooh, Marge, they have the internet on computers now!" -- Homer Simpson

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