Bill Barnes wrote:
>
> Hello all:
>
> The Win95 setup:
> Dialup networking using 'Slip: Unix connection', log onto network, TCP/IP'
> or 'PPP, Windows95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet',
> log onto network, enable software
> compression, TCP/IP'
> TCP/IP settings: specified IP address, specified name server address, use IP
> header compression, Use default gateway on remote
> network.
> no scripting.
> The Linux box:
> /etc/resolv.conf contains 'search <domain-name>'
> nameserver <host IP>'
> The modem reaches my ISP.
>
> The phone dials from Win95 and I can see it ringing on my other line but the
> Linux box never answers.
>
> I must be missing some configuration setting but can't determine where.
> Isn't PPP/SLIP/PLIP on the Linux box for outgoing connections?
>
> Thanks for any help
> Bill Barnes
You need to setup mgetty on the modem device to answer.
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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