From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 24 08:49:30 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA11685 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 08:49:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ime.net (ime.net [204.97.248.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA11680 for ; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 08:49:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kimiko.tcguy.net (buxton-2.ime.net [206.231.148.131]) by ime.net (8.7.4/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA04451; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 11:49:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <321F247D.5A38@ime.net> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 11:49:17 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler Reply-To: tcg@ime.net Organization: The Computer Guy X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b6 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lannyb@server4.cybertouch.com CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How does one get the modem to answer and... References: <15201806900533@cybertouch.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Lanny Baron wrote: > > Hello, > > Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to this question. I have > one modem on a freebsd box to try to learn how to use freebsd. I > don't know how to get the modem to answer a call. > A little setup info about this would be helpfull. Is the device configured? A common error with dialins is the S0 register on your modem must be >0. ie: ATS0=1 > > As well, is it possible if a caller is new to the Internet, freebsd can act > like a BBS so that he/she can get our programs for dial up access. > Our system for dial ups uses Windows NT and I intend to give people > shell account via telnet for those who wish to use our FreeBSD box. > There are BBS programs avaliable, Though a ftp server seems to be more on the lines of what you are looking for. But yes FreeBSD handles that quite well with several methods. -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848