Date: Sat, 04 Apr 1998 15:26:42 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Malcolm Newton" <mnewton@mbm.on.ca> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: modem settings using chat Message-ID: <199804041426.PAA14107@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:51:29 EST." <000301bd59d2$e281bf00$070b9a8e@notbook.mbm.on.ca>
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> I need to have a cron job ensure that the modem is set to s0=1 (Auto Answer)
> for an uucp dialup connection. Once in a while the modem loses the setting
> and
> then (obviously won't answer)
> I am trying
> chat -f chat.script </dev/cuaa1 >/dev/cuaa1
> with chat script set to
> AT s0=1
>
> and it doesn't seem to work
>
> any one got any ideas (preferably better ones that work! )
>
> ta muchly
> mn
I'd try `chat -f chat.script </dev/cuaa1 >&0
otherwise, it'll probably just hang trying to open cuaa1 for the
second time....
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
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