Spawning too fast...

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  Try doing AT&F1S13=1&W in minicom or somewhere (with the DTE rate set 
  to whatever mgetty uses - 115200, for example). Then use an init of 
  ATZ or AT&F1S13=1. This'll force the modem to do a hard reset on DTR 
  drop, so if it's something in the modem overflowing that'll put a stop 
  to it.
  
  Cheers, Steve


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Subject: Spawning too fast...
Author: "Frere Roy" <frereroy@taize.fr> at Internet
Date: 9/4/97 9:34 PM


Hello,
  
I'm using mgetty 0.98 on our Linux server to control 2 USR Sportster 
33.6 voice modems in data mode to connect using ppp.
  
They are quite heavily used but only for short periods at a time 
which means 20 or 30 login/logouts per day.
  
All works well for 24/48 hours but then I get the "spawning too fast" 
error and it is as if one of the modems fails to reintialise properly 
because it no longer responds to a "RING" - can be either one.
  
I switch it off, then on again and do a 'telinit q" and all is well but 
I would really like to be able to find a permanent fix for the problem. 
  
I use &F1 and ATZ as initialisation strings
  
Anyone got any ideas ?
  
Below is a log from a session that didn't work.
  
Thanks, best wishes, Roy
  
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