Jan Engelhardt wrote:
On Monday 2017-09-04 16:31, James Knott wrote:
On 09/04/2017 10:27 AM, David Sterba wrote:
I'd like to keep wvdial around, I use it for connecting my laptop(s) through a mobile phone on occasion.
Does anyone still do that? I haven't used dial up for almost 15 years. My cell phone provides a network connection.
Exporting/sharing a connection (over WLAN, BT or USB) is different. If that functionality is available, use it. Dealing with modems and modem software directly is not a lot of fun I can tell.
The Hayes Command Set, if you choose to use it, has a "dial" command that must be used, even if there is no concept of dialing on modern data networks. So you just input a magic code.
Seems like the modern chips no longer support voice calling (the old way of modems talking).
ATDT004917612345678 NO CARRIER
But given a sufficiently vintage modem (perhaps with a vintage phone),
Doesn't need to be so vintage - a USB GSM modem will typically appear as a serial port to be operated with the AT comand set (plus extensions). We're using one those for sending alert SMS'es. Not with wvdial though. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (19.4°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org