Folks:
The votes are in (all 4 of them) and this is what was suggested:
1 vote buy a Xylogics Annex III terminal server and modify
gnu fax
2 votes use mgetty+sendfax from sunsite.unc.edu
1 vote use hylafax from sgi.com:/sgi/fax (sun binaries and
source)
Because of budget issues, the terminal server approach cannot be used. I
have downloaded versions of both of the packages above and both seem able to
meet my needs; the mgetty+sendfax looks very flexable but the hylafax seems
to have a better user interface.
I do not know which I will end up using because good-old Pacific Bell is
in the process of upgrading the switch my new phone line is running into and
for the moment, it can handle voice traffic but not a modem. They say it
should be working "__real-soon-now__".....UUUGGGHHH!!! & GROAN!!!
Anyone who is interested in my specific experiences once the phone
problems are cleared up should e-mail me for a limited distribution RE-SUMMARY.
If there is enough interest, I will post a general SUMMARY to the list.
Many thanx to:
Nico Garcia raoul@mit.edu
Gregory M Polanski gmp@adc.com
Syed Zaeem Hosain szh@zcon.com
Alex Murray alex@yang.yinyang.net
My original query and edited responses are below...
thanx,
b c++'ing u,
%-) sjs
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Folks:
On a SS2 (SunOS 4.1.3) I am trying to setup one of the serial ports to
talk to an Intel 14.4 FAX modem with the following constraints:
o Must support out-going slip / ppp / tip / kermit sessions
o Must support out-going FAX transmissions
o Must support in-coming slip / ppp / terminal sessions
o Must support in-coming FAX transmissions
I have studied the source for the GNU fax-3.2 software and know that I
can make some of the necessary modifcations to put the port monitoring daemon
into a secondary role.
I have modified a version of login to present a third prompt to users
(after Login/Password) to select slip / ppp / terminal-session.
So my question is:
Do any of you have or know where I can find a modified version of
"uugetty" or something like it that can:
o Set up the modem to receive FAX or login session traffic.
o Distinguish between in-coming FAX traffic or session traffic
and launch the appropriate program (ala' inetd) such as my
modified login or the FAX daemon.
o Re-set the port to state 1 after a session / FAX disconnect
(the Intel seems to want to stay in FAX mode after it receives
one, making session logins impossible w/out a modem power cycle)
o Support standard port locking when in receive mode so that an
out-going attempt will fail on a lock-detect.
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From: gmp@adc.com (Gregory M Polanski)
We use Xylogics Annex III terminal servers. The Annex supports
PPP, Slip, dial-in, dial-out.
We have extended the gnu fax software to send and receive faxes.
A bit spendy, but workable.
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From: szh@zcon.com (Syed Zaeem Hosain)
You need "mgetty+sendfax" (you should look for version 2.X on the Net -
if you want my sources, let me know). This should do the fax and modem
switching pretty cleanly. You can certainly try it out - it is a highly
recommended program (although this is hearsay since I have not used it
myself yet - have not found a need).
The modem is designed to work well with the ZyXEL modems (where one
extension of mgetty - called vgetty - can also handle voice calls using
the ZyXEL voice modes), but does support other fax/data modems.
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a little later:
I would recommend using ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de, since I believe
that it is the author's home system, and it is most up to date over
there. If you have difficulty, let me know and I will send along the
source I have. But this may be a rev (or few) out of date, which is why
I suggest looking at the other sites.
Here is the information from the file "FTP" in the source distribution:
mgetty+sendfax can usually be found at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Serial/mgetty+sendfax*
tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/sbin/mgetty+sendfax
ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/usenet/alt.sources/mgetty+sendfax/
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and later still:
I just checked over on ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de and it looks like
the mgetty there is way out of date. Try the one on sunsite.unc.edu
instead - this looks like version 2.2 (which is later than my version
2.0 sources).
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From: raoul@MIT.EDU
GACK! NO, NO, NO! Get hylafax, from sgi.com:/sgi/fax. You can use
the binaries from the binary directory, and read my INSTALL-sunos4.1-*
notes there. This will provide fax-in or fax-out use or both depending
on setup, and can handle routing to a fax handler or getty as desired.
It supports out-going slip/ppp/etc. automagically, although you
must install that software separately. It will be much easier to use
and modify this, which is pretty complete and robust now, than to
muck around with gnu-fax.
Also, go to SunOS 4.1.4 for the security patches and included hardware
flow control patch.
My opinions are my own, not MIT's or my employer's or my cat's
(Well, maybe my cat's....)
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From: Alex Murray <alex@yang.yinyang.net>
You're probably going to get a thundering response to this; but, in case you
don't, I use (and would recommend) installing "mgetty+fax". It's very
flexible in terms of what it does upon receiving a call, performs locking
(either binary or 10-character alpha), does a modem reset between calls, etc.
Works for me.
>From the file "FTP" in the distribution, the author claims it can be found
at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Serial/mgetty+sendfax*
tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/sbin/mgetty+sendfax
ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/usenet/alt.soures/mgetty+sendfax/
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