Re: portslave
Hello Russell
On 15 Oct 2001, at 17:58, Russell Coker wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 11:18, I. Forbes wrote:
> > Perhaps the same or a similar configuration file could tell portslave
> > how to handle incoming calls detected by the modem as being
> > voice or fax as opposed to data calls.
> Sure, I could add that. Write a spec.
This is an opertunity I can't pass up. Give me a week or so to have
a good look through mgetty, faxgetty etc.
> > Is there a documentation for the new options on the patched pppd?
>
> There is in the latest version which was uploaded to Debian and Sourceforge
> last night.
Thanks, I will have a look.
> It shouldn't be that difficult to write some code that can recognise FAX as
> well as PPP, they are very different...
The fax and data differentiation is handled by the modem - they
have different handshake sequences. If the phone line is noisy
and/or the modem firmware is a bit buggy, the modem does not
correctly identify the handshake. If the modem gets this wrong, then
the "getty" program can't help.
This does not mean that we should not put the facility into portslave.
Regards
Ian
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