Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 11:41:30 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Walter.Oostendorp@ict.nl, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dial in and dialout on one port Message-ID: <199708241041.LAA19290@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 23 Aug 1997 17:32:52 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.970823173129.366B-100000@localhost>
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> On Thu, 21 Aug 1997 Walter.Oostendorp@ict.nl wrote: > > > I'm planning to configure a 2.2.1 box for both dial in by mgetty and > > dialout on demand by ppp. I can't find out if this is possible using the > > same port and modem for both. > > I believe ppp will drop the appropriate lockfiles when it starts, so it > should be able to run at the same time. Obviously, DON'T do this when > someone is on by the modem -- apparently ppp will _disconnect_ them to > start the dial! Not on my machine it won't. I regularily dial my home machine, tell ppp (-auto) to "connect", and then drop the line. Checking the ppp log shows that it correctly notices the modem is busy. > I'd recommend not running ppp in -auto mode if you'll be expecting > callers or else they are going to be in for some fun surprises. > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo > -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org> <http://www.awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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