[S.u.S.E. Linux] connecting 2 machines via modems with no phone

Hi, I want to do some testing of mgetty. I remember at one time there was a way of getting 2 modems to connect, without a phone line; that is, with just a phone wire between the 2 modems. You set ATX0 for blind dialing on the originator, then ATDT. On the receiver, you went offhook with ATH1, then an ATA to answer. When I did this under dos, they would connect. This dosn't seem to work under minicom. Has anyone heard of someone testing this way? And what a good procedure would be? zentara -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e