This may not help, but try and allow BPQ to start your Vara Modem instance by adding PATH=xxxxxxxx to your ADDR configuration line. It could be a mismatch in the control port setting in BPQ (on that line) and your Vara Modem.
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Any clues to it in the syslog?
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Be gone for a whil, but others will have other ideas...
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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