Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:17:06 -0700 (MST) From: Brent Rector <brentr@tccsweb.com> To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sharing a modem over network Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912231916180.10762-100000@web2.tccsweb.com> In-Reply-To: <87puvxf6qy.fsf@main.wgaf.net>
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You might want to lookat the Hylafax fax software in /usr/ports/comms/ In regards to modem sharing.. Haven't crossed that path yet... Brent Rector -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brent L. Rector SoHo Internet Services & TCCSweb SysAdmin (604) 979-2141 brentr@tccsweb.com http://www.tccsweb.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? [ OK ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 23 Dec 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: > Is it possible to share a modem, installed in a 3.4-R box, with other > computers on LAN? I don't mean for establishing PPP link to an > ISP. What I need is to share the device itself, for faxing and dialing > BBS's. > > I need it to be done "transparently" for the applications, i.e. I want > apps on my workstation to be able to work with the modem as if it were > a local comm port. > > What would be involved in settin this up? > > Thanks! > -- > Arcady Genkin http://wgaf.dyndns.org > "'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who > loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche) > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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