From: mark@datasoft.north.net (Mark Buckaway) Subject: Re: Auto-answer with uugetty or getty Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1993 22:59:40 GMT
Jack Roberts (roberts@nscf.org) wrote:
: I only have one modem and would like to use it in a dialin and dialout
: capacity. Do either of these packages allow for this without having to
: kill the getty manually in order to dialout?
Jack, a quick glance at the docs will answer your question. If it
matters, I run two dial in/out lines.
getty (getty_ps 2.07) can be setup two ways. One method permits
callouts on the same dial-in line. First, you can have getty answer
the call for you. It will monitor the modem and wait for a RING. When
it gets this, it will issue an ATA to the modem and it answers the
call. The only problem with this is the serial line is held open
constantly and will not be available to other programs to call it. The
second method is to let the modem answer the phone. getty does not
hold the line but just waits for the DCD line to do something.
Alternatively, it can wait for a character to do something.
Check the man page. It's all in there.
Mark