Thanks To Sukumar & Zentara, I understand about the ringing now, I think I can find something like a usb device that will ring for me, thanks a lot zentara, that really helps,
Thanks for not letting me go off and kill 20 modems first, hehe Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "zentara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:45 AM Subject: Re: Linux Answering Machine > On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:52:38 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony) > wrote: > > >Ok, so this Vgetty module should do most of the work, > > > >but does anyone know of a way to connect two modems together, > > > >if I use modem 1 to check for a pin number followed by a #, then in order > >to ring the phones I'll have to use a second modem, no problem, I've got > >tons > >of modems, but how do I connect the caller on modem one, when I ring the > >phones > >from modem 2, and that's after I figure out how to ring the phones without > >another phone# (If possible) > Some thoughts: > You are not going to be able to ring a modem without some "phoneline > test equipment". A ring is around a 90 volt sinewave(maybe square), and > your modem won't produce it. Various electronic supply companies sell > phone test equipment to do this, or there are some circuit examples in > the hobbyist magazines. > Don't try to make a ringer yourself by reducing the line voltage and > injecting it, it will burn out your modems input protection > circuits. With modem-2-modem connections with a null modem cable, you > need to use the "GO OFFHOOK" command, I think it was ATOH to get > a modem to start it's negotiation with another modem. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
