MODEM DIALIN CONNECTION

[johny2K]

experts,

i reached the point where the two modems communicated. but unfortunately - not the one i expected. i can't get the "login screen" to work. i use the hyperterminal to dialin to the server using my PC.

my /etc/wvdial.conf, shows;
[Modem0]
Modem = /dev/ttyS0
Baud = 115200
SetVolume = 2
Dial Command = ATDT
Init1 = ATZ
FlowControl = CRTSCTS

my /etc/inittab, shows;
d1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -mt60 115200,38400,19200,9600,2400,1200 ttyS0 vt100

server's linux redhat9.

is there anything else i should do or check?

 

[timsr]

You should use mgetty instead of the obsolete agetty. The command is similar, but mgetty is designed for modems, agetty was a catchall. The command would be:
d1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty /dev/ttyS0 DT57600.

 

[johny2K]

hello timsr,

i tried it and it didn't work.

 

[mrunix]

try

S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x 3 -s 57600 -n 2 ttyS0

 

[johny2K]

Production server:

problem with mgetty:

* [root@abc root]# man mgetty

No manual entry for mgetty

* [root@abc root]# rpm -q mgetty

package mgetty is not installed

* cu -l /dev/ttyS0 (test/setup modem)


Test server:

* [root@abc root]# man mgetty

- showed online reference manual

* [root@abc root]# rpm -q mgetty

- mgetty-1.1.30-2

* cu -l /dev/ttyS0 (test/setup modem)

- was able to test/setup modem


QUESTION (a dumb one):

If mgetty is missing - do I have to load it? Or agetty will work instead?


NOTE :

* Both server was configured to load everything (from CD#1 to CD#3) of Red Hat 9.

 

[mrunix]

please accept my apology ...

http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/redhat/9/i386/index.html

... index by name ...


mgetty-1.1.30-2.i386.rpm ...

download this file ...

then, when you rpm -ivh this file, you will see it in /sbin, you can vi your /etc/inittab, then init q ( or, restart -r ) and try to dial in.

 

[johny2K]

Thanks,mrunix.

It works! Beautifully!