Thanks, I will give this a try ....
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Dale Snell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:45:04 -0700, in message > camf_wkqd74t_bk3jaow7baarz1osq6yq5w8nnfpqbgillsr...@mail.gmail.com, > Mark Townsley wrote: > > > Hello All: > > > > I have a need to go back to 1990s technology :) ...and wanting to > > turn my Linux box into a phone dialer, using something like this: > > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Phone-Internet-Modem-TFM-561U/dp/B004BU8O9Y/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1426109981&sr=8-7&keywords=USB+RJ11 > > Wow. I didn't know they made modems that small. > > > I recall using my Linux host to do PPP dialing back in 1990s, even > > making phone calls using my phone jacks. But I cannot find much > > info anymore nor do I remember how to put things together. > > > > > > Any simple pointer much appreciated. > > I used to use a program called WvDial to control my modem. It > could dial out and as I recall, answer the phone. It probably > wouldn't be too hard to repurpose it to your friend's needs. > > The program's still around; see the Wikipedia article ("WvDial"). > That article also has some other links you might find interesting. > You can also try to surf to > > <http://alumnit.ca/wiki/?WvDial> > > to visit the home page. However, I wasn't able to connect; > perhaps the site is down. On the other tentacle, try free(code): > > <http://freecode.com/projects/wvdial/> > > I note that the program hasn't been updated in quite a while. > Free(code)'s latest version is 1.60, dated 01-Aug-2007. Fedora > doesn't give a date, but wvdial v1.61 is what's available for > F21. > > Anyway, I hope my ramblings help. > > --Dale > > -- > +----------+ +----------+ +-----------+ +---------+ +-------+ > | Space is | | Space is | | It's Hard | | A Place | | Burma | > | Big | | Dark | | to Find | | to Park | | Shave | > +----------+ +----------+ +-----------+ +---------+ +-------+ > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
