14.4. Dialout Service

Information integrated from FAQ.

The following are tips to getting your host to be able to connect over the modem to another computer. This is appropriate for establishing a terminal session with a remote host.

This is useful to log onto a BBS.

This kind of connection can be extremely helpful to get a file on the Internet if you have problems with PPP. If you need to ftp something and PPP is broken, use the terminal session to ftp it. Then use zmodem to transfer it to your machine.

14.4.1. Why cannot I run tip or cu?

14.4.2. My stock Hayes modem is not supported, what can I do?

14.4.3. How am I expected to enter these AT commands?

14.4.4. The @ sign for the pn capability does not work!

14.4.5. How can I dial a phone number on the command line?

14.4.6. Do I have to type in the bps rate every time I do that?

14.4.7. I access a number of hosts through a terminal server.

14.4.8. Can tip try more than one line for each site?

14.4.9. Why do I have to hit CTRL+P twice to send CTRL+P once?

14.4.10. Suddenly everything I type is in UPPER CASE??

14.4.11. How can I do file transfers with tip?

14.4.12. How can I run zmodem with tip?