[ale] Dialing into Linux

[Zot O'Connor]

Bryan Moorehead wrote:
> but I'm pretty sure that I will have to fiddle with cu and
> getty.

Close

> Since I don't have a decent Linux book (yet), can someone point me in
> the right direction?  

www.linux.org


It is all in there.

In a nutshell:

A process must run that examines the control lines of a serial port.  It
must setup the Modem and respond to an incoming call.  This process is
getty (mgetty or getty_ps either will work, mgetty has fax and voice in
it, getty_ps seems to be the fav of ISPs).

Getty is run from inittab (init)

Getty then answers the phone and calls "login" with the login name.

90% of the problems will be you screwing up one of the setup files.  70%
of that will be gettydefs.

It does work, keep telling yourself that.  When you are done you will
not understand why it was so difficult, it seems so easy in retrospect.

Zot