cool, thanks, but that still doesn't help me,, I need to reset an external serial modem..
something like sending an ATZ directly down the serial port. any idea bout that??? many thanks.. rgds frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Jeppesen Sent: Sunday, 30 June 2002 8:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] How to hard reset a modem from command line??? Check out this guys page. He has created scripts to do some of what you suggested - only for the Linux Router Project. Not too sure if they work for anything outside of LRP. http://65.29.126.224:81/lrp.html Good Luck! Steve On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 17:37:57 +0800 "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I am writing a script to run on one of my permanently connected dialup > boxes.. it will run every 60 minuites as a crontab.. > > The two things I am not sure about.. if I want to issue a hard reset to the > modem.. how can I do that from a shell script??? > > Also, what should I do to physically test if a connection is functioning > properly? I could try pinging a dns server somewhere and capture the result, > grep it or something, but there must be an easier way.. any ideas? > (traceroute maybe?) > > I am gonna add alot more to the script, I want it to test the connection 5 > times or more before it assumes its not working. > and I want the script to count how many times it issues "ifup ppp0" and not > do it more then 5 times an hour.. > > anyone feel like jumping in with some suggestions??? :-) > > > > > Here is what I have so far: > > #!/bin/sh > > # Set some variables. > IFCONFIG = `which ifconfig` > EXTERNAL = "ppp0" > > # Test if ppp0 is ip: > if [ ! -z "`$IFCONFIG $EXTERNAL 2>/dev/null | grep UP`" ]; > then > # Interface ppp0 is up, > # now see if it is working properly. > # try contacting a site. ping? traceroute? other? > # Yet to do that.. wondering what the best method is... > > else > # ppp0 is down. > # Hard reset the modem. (how?) > # Start the ppp0 connection. > ifup ppp0 > > fi > > > Thats a long way from finished.. I want the scritp to test the connection 5 > times or more.. (I mean try connecting to an external src) before it assumes > the connection isn't working properly, its a dialup machine, so if its > mailing a big file or something, it might not respond for a while.. so I > don't want to assume that one test is definative. > > > Kindest regards > > Frank > > > > > > > > > >
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