OBM: outgoing only

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In article <481 at cpsolv.UUCP> rhg at cpsolv.uucp (Richard H. Gumpertz) writes:

>Asked before, but absolutely no responses the last time:

>Does anybody know how to make the On Board Modem of a Unix PC 7300 outgoing
>only?  That is, it can originate calls but not answer them.  Preference is for
>this to be done on ph2, but I suppose ph1 could be used if necessary.  Surely
>there must be a way!  What about making it answer on Nth ring where N > 1?

>  | Richard H. Gumpertz    rhg at CPS.COM    (913) 642-1777 or (816) 891-3561 |


It's not too hard.

Just edit /etc/inittab and turn off the getty, so the machine
will never answer the phone.  I had to do this when i had my 3b1
hooked into my normal apartment phone line.

The entry will look something like:

 ph1:2:off:/etc/getty .... (etc.)

Don't forget that leading space!

Note: I don't have access to my 3B1 right now.  This /etc/inittab
line was done from memory (which is suseptable to caffine overdose)

Hope this helps.

-bill
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