Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 11:08:58 -0700 From: Edwin Culp <eculp@EnContacto.Net> To: Dann Lunsford <dann@greycat.com> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Advice re: cellular (?) and laptops Message-ID: <3911BCBA.2905FF5D@EnContacto.Net> References: <20000504055751.A63297@greycat.com>
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Dann Lunsford wrote: > I need some advice, I've a Toshiba Satellite I use all over the place. > I've a Viking 56K modem and a DE-660 ethercard stuck in the PCMCIA slots, > and no complaints about either. However, sometimes I'm stuck in places > where I have neither a phone jack nor an ethernet jack handy, yet must > have dialup access back to my work network. I'm getting very confused > by what I'm being told by cellular/PCS/whatever vendors, Ideally, I'd > like to just plug in my modem to a cell phone (of whatever type) and use > it just like any other phone. I'm being told this is not possible. > Well, what is possible, and what would I have to buy to achieve it? > Assume I'm running 4.0-STABLE, > > Does this even make sense? :-) > > Thanks in advance. > I had that problem and solved it with a qualcomm 860 that I just connect to the serial port on my laptop as if it were an external modem, which it actually is but wireless. I just changed the speed to 19200 in ppp.conf. The down side is the cost of the cable and the windows software that is cool but you may not use. It is good for adding numbers to the telephone directory on the cellular phone. ed To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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