From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C52B93EE39 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:52:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2Q1qJm02804 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:52:19 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g2Q1qJQ14984 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:52:19 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g2Q1qJi14977 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:52:19 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2Q1qJm02796 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:52:19 -0500 Received: from mail2.netacc.net (mail2.netacc.net [208.34.108.27]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2Q1nvY24340 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:49:57 -0500 Received: from harding (207-48-92-78.go2america.com [207.48.92.78]) by mail2.netacc.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g2Q1qIO78056 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:52:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20020325195318.008911d0@mail.doorpi.net> X-Sender: bharding@mail.doorpi.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 19:53:18 -0600 To: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Brent Harding Subject: Re: modems In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020325090602.00a7f270@facstaff.wisc.edu> References: <3.0.6.32.20020323212729.008bbaa0@mail.doorpi.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, what method of identifying callers is usually used on pbx type systems? I heard special phones are usually required to get the caller info, although I don't think they always use caller ID for it, or places would just likely use caller ID boxes, or just normal phones with the feature. If it does use a different standard, which one, and what modem will use it? At 09:33 AM 3/25/02 -0600, you wrote: >My info on the issues you bring up is about 2 years old but I think it >probably is still correct... Your items 2-4 below depend on your software >and not on the modem. For software, I think you want to go with mgetty. You >can probably do the things you want to do through mgetty's caller ID >feature. You have to have caller ID on your phone line of course. > >I did a little reading before I bought my modem and the prevailing wisdom >on the linux newsgroups was to use an external modem. An internal modem is >going to add a third com port to your machine. By default, com3 would be on >the same IRQ as com1. If you get an external modem, you can connect it to >com1 or com2 and avoid that problem. > >A friend of mine has an internal modem in his machine and he got it to work >by disabling com2 on the motherboard and forcing the modem to use com2. I >don't know how he did that though and he's on spring break now so I can't >ask him. I think he did it via the Windows setup program that came with the >modem. > >Anyway, I think you'll be able to do what you want through a combination of >an external modem and mgetty. > > >At 09:27 PM 3/23/02 -0600, you wrote: > >>What is a good modem to get that works under linux that can do the following: >>1. voice/data/fax >>2. trace the calls coming in if it's on an inside line rather than an >>outside direct line, i.e you have to dial 9 to get an outside line. >>3. would allow me to hook my regular phone up to it >>4. would be able to block callers based on what number they call from. >>I use both windows and linux, and am on a lan there, but at home, I will >>have to go back to dialup again. I don't even use the modem in my system >>right now, but could hook it up for blocking calls if there's no other way >>but to let them go to voice mail and never answer any calls. *60 doesn't >>get in to a prompt to do it, and dialing 9*60 doesn't work either. >>Thanks. >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Blinux-list mailing list >>Blinux-list@redhat.com >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >_______________________________________________ >Blinux-list mailing list >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >