portmaster configuration problem (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@livingston.com)
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 14:48:42 -0700 (PDT)

Once upon a time Opi Of Mayberry shaped the electrons to say...
>I am having trouble getting the modem to dial out. I've setup a dial =
>script that includes initializing the modem with a modem string by =
>sending the appropriate string. I then have the script send the command =

Sort of weird to do it this way, I don't think I've seen anyone include
the setup string in a dial script. I never do.

BTW, you realize this would be a hell of a lot easier if you used an
OR-U instead of an OR-M with an external TA.

>I didn't realize I had to add a modem table entry for an external modem. =
>Is this true?

You don't have to, no. But I'd imagine the support person who saw you
mention sending a setup string thought it was in the modem table since that
is the normal way to do it.

>>>Can you do an 'attach SX' and 'talk' to the modem there and get an =
>'OK' back from the modem?
>How can I do this if the modem uses the same serial port as you use to =
>manually configure the PM.

You telnet into the PM from the ethernet. If you can't connect via the
ether, I'm afraid you are SOL. Unless you can put a PCMCIA modem in and
dial into the PM, login as !root, and then attach to S0. (Again, this
would be a piece of cake if you used an OR with the ISDN built in. Took
me a couple of minutes to get my connection up from home, works like a
champ. Why are you doing it this way, just happen to have the OR-M and TA
around?)

-MZ

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