[ale] Re: Sharing modems through samba

[toxenb at nllacc.nedlloyd.nl]

> From: Christopher Fowler <cfowler at www.topform.com>
> Subject: [ale] Sharing modems through samba
> To: ale at www.topform.com
> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 13:55:53 -0400 (EDT)
> 
> If you have a modem on a linux box can you use samba to allow Winbloze
> machines access to the modem?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Christopher Fowler
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If the Windoze systems have TCP/IP (WINSOCK 1.1-compliant) then the
COMt product will solve the problem.

It sits on the windoze system (3.1, WFW3.x, 95, or NT) and captures attempts
to access the specified COM port and then will initiate a rlogin into
the specified system (the Linux box).  On the Linux box set up the specified
account to start a "cu" command to dial out.

We tested this and found it workable.  contact them at:

	ftp://ftp.std.com/customers/software/rfdmail/comt.zip
	email: comt at world.std.com

Bob Toxen
bob at cavu.com              [personal email]
transam at cavu.com          [bulk email]
toxenb at nllacc.nedlloyd.nl [temporary office]