SUMMARY: hunt group

From: Phillip Thomas (pthomas@netcom.com)
Date: Thu Nov 19 1992 - 21:21:03 CST


My original question was:
 
> I need to install a moderate number of modems for people to dial-in
> on. I do not want to have a different phone number per telephone
> line but would like people to call in to a single number and be
> switched to an available modem and phone line. I sort of remember
> reading about something known as a "hunt group" long ago but I can't
> recall where. Can anyone offer some instruction on how to accomplish
> this?
 
The answer is that a "hunt group" of modems is setup by the telephone
company (or internal phone people if you have a PBX).
You do not need to buy any hardware or software to accomplish this.
 
A few people considered this to be an inappropriate question for this
mailing list (my apologies to them).
 
Thanks to:
 
pjy@merlin.anu.edu.au
grs@claircom.com
chuck@fsg.com
aahvdl@eye.psych.umn.edu
stern@sunne.East.Sun.COM
peter@key.amdahl.com
Piete.Brooks@cl.cam.ac.uk
And others to numerous to list...



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