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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Dial-In Modem for FreeBSD
Date: 12 Feb 1994 18:00:25 GMT
Organization: Montana State University - Bozeman MT
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References: <1994Feb10.182409.18599@watson.ibm.com>
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In article <1994Feb10.182409.18599@watson.ibm.com>,
Jeff Wilson <wilson@vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>I would like to have a modem line on my FreeBSD system that people can
>dial in to, and log into the system.
..
> My problem is: how do I give the modem
>the required commands to have it auto-answer?  Once I configure the
>tty to have getty running on it, it locks the port, and I can not connect
>to it.

My suggestion is to read your modem book (lookup the ATA command) and also
get a good unix system administration book on setting up incoming calls.

Managing UUCP and Usenet by O'Reilly might be a good start.


Nate
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