Re: seems harder than it is

[Jamon Terrell <JamonTerrell@charter.net>]

pppd has a method of doing this and such, including configuration files for passwords, etc if you're planning on 
making a ppp connection (you'll have to call pppd from crontab though).  see both their manpages for more info..

--Jamon

4/22/2002 3:20:11 PM, "Bob T. Kat" <bobkat79@charter.net> wrote:

>Now I've never dialed a modem by hand from linux, in dos I could do it
>with just echo atdt 9,5555555 > com2    so if I do need to initialize
>the modem first then would the string be echo at,atdt 9,5555555 >
>/dev/ttyR5
>Well that's not it (I just tried it), hrmmmm, I don't know at this
>point, but you may be on to something with the initialization string
>idea, thanks
>
>Bob The Kat
>
> "When everyone's out to get you, paranoia's just good thinking!"
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:silug-discuss-owner@silug.org] On Behalf Of Flood Randy Capt
>AFCA/TCAA
>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:12 PM
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>Subject: Re: seems harder than it is
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>Don't you have to initialize the modem firts?
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob T. Kat [mailto:bobkat79@charter.net]
>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:42 PM
>To: silug-discuss@silug.org
>Subject: seems harder than it is
>
>
>Lets say theoretically that you have a modem server, and you wanted that
>modem server to dial a number at a certain time of day.  Now lets say
>that you wanted it to do this only five day's a week.  Now I see where
>cron fits into this but what would be the best way to get the modem to
>dial (doesn't have to start ppp, slip or send a fax).  I've tried
>sending the modem a command directly:
>Echo atdt 9,5555555,,,223 > /dev/ttyR5
>That didn't work but then again it's Monday and my mind isn't
>functioning properly (yes worse than normal).  Any thoughs???  
>
>Bob The (Braindead) Kat
>
> "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more
>expected..."
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>- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 
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