Sounds to me like you'll have to do something to spoof the modem.

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From:  owner-hp3000-l[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:  Wednesday, October 16, 1996 8:21 AM
To:  HP3000-L
Subject:  Re: Spooled printer over dialup modem

I was looking on this problem many years ago (MPE 4 ) an I fond out that
this was the design
of the spooler over dialup modems. It must disconnect sometime and they
desided that it shall go down
for every file printed. As it was so in MPE 2-3-4-5 it was the same in
XL/iX.

I dont know any good way to configure it to work different as long as you
want to use a dialup sollution.

HP Sweden
Accont Support

Hans Fohrman


Alan AMBERS <[log in to unmask]> wrote in article
<[log in to unmask]>...
> HP3000-l readers,
>
>
> Here's the problem.....
>
> I am printing to a dot-matrix (Lexmark 2381+) printer with the Lexmark
> serial option.  When connected directly to the HP, everthing works
fine.
>
> However, when I set up the same setup over the modem (with the modem
and
> HP configured for a modem setup), After the first spool file is
printed,
> the 3000 or printer hangs up the phone line.  I'm suspecting the HP for
> this one.  I know that I could change the modem settings (and HP's) to
> think it is connected directly, (ignore DSR, etc.), but I would prefer
to
> keep things set up for a modem.
>
> Any ideas on how to keep the hang up from happening?
>
> /alan
>
> Alan Ambers
> Frederick County Govt. IIS
>
> voice (301) 694-1015
> fax   (301) 694-6850
>
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