Re: [SLUG] Null modem and phone cord

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sun Sep 19 2004 - 18:38:49 EDT


On Sun, 19 Sep 2004, steve szmidt wrote:

> On Sunday 19 September 2004 02:21 pm, Ken Elliott wrote:
> >
> > You must set ONE for answer mode (ats0=1) and put both on line without
> > receiving a ring tone to get them "on line". ???ato???
> > Once connected together you can up and dn load stuff.
>
> Hmm, as far as I recall under Linux they will attempt to use ppp if you use
> normal connection s/w. You'll need to use minicom to get them talking.

Or cu, or kermit, or seyon.

> Otherwise you could always configure one of them to answer ppp connections
> (pppd?). This way you'ld have a network connection between them.

I used to use PPP over a direct serial connection (no modems) between a
Mac (MacOS 7.x?) and a PC running Linux.

-- 
-eben    ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm    home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar

Drive nail here > < for new monitor.

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