Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:00:39 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Marco Bravi <> | Subject | Re: Ring-Detect and PPP |
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On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Chaiya Intasoie wrote:
> > So, what I would like to do is find out if there is a way in which I can > > call my Linux machine from a regular telephone and have it connect to the > > Internet via my ISP. No, I don't want to set it up as a PPP Server and > > remotely connect to it. Instead, I want to be able to use any telephone > > (no modem here) to call my machine. My Linux machine sees ring indicate > > on the modem and says to itself (aha, Rod's calling me, I better connect > > to the Internet so he can telnet to me from where ever he is).
xringd (don't know if you can easily find it now--I used it at the time of my slackware 3.0 setup) does _exactly_ this. It is configured to recongnize to certain sequences of rings and inter-rings spacings and respond accordingly with configured actions.
That's perfect for your purpose.
Marco Bravi
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