MODEMPOOL

Section: User Commands (1V)
Updated: 920421
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NAME

modempool - Program for handling modempools

SYNOPSIS

modempool [ -d ] [ -p prefix ] [ -i initstring ] speed line

DESCRIPTION

modempool is a program for handling a pool of modems. For each modem connected to the system there should be a modempool process running. All modempool processes communicate with each other and when a users calls one modem, the modempool server checks that the user is allowed to log in and then tells another modempool process to do the callback. This has the effect that only one modem phone number has to be known by the users, i.e. modempool works as a switchboard. Also users doesn't have to try to call different numbers until he finds a free line, modempool will do that for him. Finally only one external telephone line has to exist, the other modems can sit on local lines but with the -p option set (usually to '0w').

OPTIONS

-d: Turn on debugging mode. All output goes to the log-file.
-p: Specify what prefix to use before phonenumber. This usually is '0w' to get an external line on many switchboards.
-i: Specify initialization string for the modem. The default string is: 'AT&FQ0E0S0=1&D2&C1' but you may also try: 'AT&FQ0E0S0=1&D2&C1*G0&I0'.
speed: This is the initial baudrate modempool will use.
line: The is the name of the tty-device with the path '/dev/' removed, ex. tty00h.

FILES

/etc/local/modempool/Users: This is a list of users allowed to log in. Each row contains a couple of fields separated by colons. The first field is the user name, the second is his dialup password (don't use the real user password), the third field is a slash-separated list of valid phonenumbers for user (or asterisk for any number). The fourth field is the host to rlogin to when user loggs in (only if compiled with the -DRLOGIN flag).
/etc/local/modempool/Greetings: Text to print when modempool is called.
/etc/local/modempool/serverdb: Database file where all modempool servers register.
/etc/local/modempool/log: Log of all users loggin in.
/etc/local/modempool/errlog: Log of all errors detected by modempool.

BUGS

Currently only Hayes modems is supported.

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Time: 21:51:18 GMT, February 02, 2023