Hello,<br>
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I have two computers on the same desk. One of them (a 486) has a 14.4 modem, which works fine. On my other computer (a P166), I've just installed Red Hat Linux 5.2. For the time being, I can't afford a new modem, and I need to leave the modem in the 486. Is there some way that I could connect the two computers via their com ports, redirect the 486's i/o to the com port, and fool Linux (on the other computer) into thinking that it's got an external modem?<br>
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In theory it seems simple. External modems send/recieve data and control signals over a serial cable. The internal modem contains a built in com port, and sends/recieves the same signals. I just need to redirect those signals; perhaps via a driver. (The 486 is running MS-DOS and Windows 3.1)<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Ben Logan
<br>
I have two computers on the same desk. One of them (a 486) has a 14.4 modem, which works fine. On my other computer (a P166), I've just installed Red Hat Linux 5.2. For the time being, I can't afford a new modem, and I need to leave the modem in the 486. Is there some way that I could connect the two computers via their com ports, redirect the 486's i/o to the com port, and fool Linux (on the other computer) into thinking that it's got an external modem?<br>
<br>
In theory it seems simple. External modems send/recieve data and control signals over a serial cable. The internal modem contains a built in com port, and sends/recieves the same signals. I just need to redirect those signals; perhaps via a driver. (The 486 is running MS-DOS and Windows 3.1)<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Ben Logan
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