[svlug] PPP: Can Dial In and Out Coexist?

[Alvin Oga]

hi ya ray/tim

> >It would be great if removing "lock" from the options file worked, but
> >unfortunately it doesn't.  "agetty" is not installed on my RH 5.1 system
> >by default, but I will look for it.

out of curiosity..
assuming you're connected/using the modem....what happens when you move the mouse ?

have fun
alvin

> agetty is pretty old. While old-time (and lazy) Slackware users like me may
> still use it, most of the Linux world doesn't, it seems. Anyway, from
> Alvin's response to your message, it looks like mgetty or uugetty *should*
> work the same as agetty with respect to dialing in and out. So perhaps the
> next thing to ask is: what is the actual problem you are experiencing? What
> app fails to dial out, under what circumstances, and with what error message?
> 
> Also, what does the mgetty "respawn" line in /etc/inittab look like? Does it
> perchance use the "-b" option?
> 

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