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System Administration Guide: Network Services

Modem Chat Script for Calling an ISP

Use the next chat script as a template for calling an ISP from a dial-out machine with a U.S. Robotics Courier modem.

ABORT   BUSY
ABORT   'NO CARRIER'
REPORT  CONNECT
TIMEOUT 10
"" AT&F1M0&M5S2=255
SAY     "Calling myisp\n"
TIMEOUT 60
OK      "ATDT1-123-555-1212"
CONNECT \c
\r \d\c
SAY "Connected; running PPP\n"

The following table describes the contents of the chat script.

Script Contents	Explanation
`ABORT BUSY`	Abort transmission if the modem receives this message from the opposite peer.
`ABORT 'NO CARRIER'`	Abort transmission if the modem receives this message from the opposite peer.
`REPORT CONNECT`	Gather the `CONNECT` string from the modem. Print the string.
`TIMEOUT 10`	Set initial timeout to 10 seconds. The modem's response should be immediate.
`"" AT&F1M0M0M0M0&M5S2=255`	`M0` – Turn off the speaker during connect. `&M5` – Make the modem require error control. `S2=255` – Disable the TIES “+++” break sequence.
`SAY "Calling myisp\n"`	Display the message `Calling myisp` on the local machine.
`TIMEOUT 60`	Reset the timeout to 60 seconds to allow more time for link negotiation.
`OK "ATDT1-123-555-1212"`	Call the remote peer by using the phone number 123-555-1212.
`CONNECT \c`	Wait for the `CONNECT` message from the opposite peer's modem.
`\r \d\c`	Wait until the end of the `CONNECT` message.
SAY “Connected; running PPP\n”	Display the informative message `Connected; running PPP` on the local machine.