* Niklas Saers Mailinglistaccount [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003-10-13 10:38:13 +0200]:
Hi,
I was wondering what GSM modems work with FreeBSD 5.1 at the moment? I'm
setting up an intrusion detection system that I need to alert me by SMS
should anything unusual happen. I'm planning on using comm/gsmlib but need
to know what modems I can use (and if you have any recommendations or
experiences, I'd love to hear about them).
Cheers
Niklas Saers
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Hi Niklas,
Almost all the gsm modems you'll find available (siemens tc35, wavecom wm,
nokia premicell.. ) use an rs232 interface. (a perfectly standard serial
interface)
There is a standard GSM AT command set but each manufacturer might have
their own quirks and special commands for battery life(!), etc etc.
I mention battery life: your average cellphone should have a serial
interface available and hence a console for AT commands. The components
related to GSM comms are quite generic between cellphones and GSM modems
and your results should be the same.
Almost all available modems should be perfectly acceptable, you can also try a
cell phone+serialdata cable.
At my company we use siemens tc35 modems slaved to 8-port serial cards (comtrol
octacable things) for SMS service testing. We haven't had any problems since we
started using them three years ago.
Cheers,
Alex Trull
Systems and Network Administrator
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