Ummm . . . how 'bout: During handshaking the modem's speaker is on. On Tuesday, 11 Jun 2002, Pankaj Bhandari wrote: > Screeching occurs during handshaking. > > During the handshaking, the frequency is audible, thats the reason for screeching. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill Cunningham [SMTP:billcu@citynet.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:53 PM > > To: ietf@ietf.org > > Subject: modems > > > > I know modems communicate on the physical layer by electrical pulses or > > binaries sent on copper wires. Is that screeching you hear electrical > > communication? Computers don't communicate by screeching...or do they? > > > -- David Frascone Winston Peters, a rebel without a caucus.