[plug] Dial back

[Robert Andrews]

Yes I have 2 serial ports I also have a nokia 5110 with data cable
I have been useing my second modem for dial in for quite some time
Its no problem configureing xp to accept dial in connections
I will play with the pppd and options I will let you know  my results
Thanks guys you have all been a big help.
Regards Bob Andrews
Kalgoorlie W.A

----- Original Message -----
From: "Quintin Lette (by way of Quintin Lette <quintin at arach.net.au>)"
<quintin at ozcdshop.com>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Friday, 31 January 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Dial back


> Just a thought on this...
> how many serial ports do  you have? You mentioned in a previous post that
you
> were using a second dial up for the Dial Back and assumed you meant you
had a
> permanent dialup connection to this system. (I haven't seen many
motherboards
> with more than 2 serial ports as standard which would mean you would need
a
> com port adaptor) what about using ICQ protocol or similar to receive the
sms
> messages (and then have a script to verify that the sms came from the
right
> number and had the right commands, and if so dial)
>
> Quintin
>
> On Friday 31 January 2003 17:02, Michael Hunt wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 12:34, Mike Holland wrote:
> > >  You could use an old Nokia 5110 with data cable and gnokii to get
SMSs.
> > >  Or use DTMF recognition on a voice modem.
> >
> > Does anyone know where you can source a data cable from and how much it
> > might cost ??? The 5110 and SIM are not a problem.
> >
> > Michael
>