Setting Up Modems (System Administration Guide, Volume 2)

System Administration Guide, Volume 2

Setting Up Modems

The table below describes the three modem templates available when setting up a modem using Serial Ports.

Table 13-3 Modem Templates


Modem Configuration	Description
Dial-In Only	Users can dial in to the modem but cannot dial out.
Dial-Out Only	Users can dial out from the modem but cannot dial in.
Bidirectional	Users can either dial in or out from the modem.

The table below describes the default values of each template.

Table 13-4 Modem Template Default Values


Detail	Item	Modem - Dial-In Only	Modem - Dial-Out Only	Modem - Bidirectional
Basic	Port	--	--	--
	Service	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled
	Baud Rate	9600	`9600`	`9600`
	Terminal Type	--	--	--
More	Option: Initialize Only	yes	no	no
	Option: Bidirectional	no	no	yes
	Option: Software Carrier	no	no	no
	Login Prompt	`login:`	`login:`	`login:`
	Comment	Modem - Dial-In Only	Modem - Dial-Out Only	Modem - Bidirectional
	Service Tag	--	--	--
	Port Monitor Tag	`zsmon`	`zsmon`	`zsmon`
Expert	Create `utmpx` Entry	yes	yes	yes
	Connect on Carrier	no	no	no
	Service	`/usr/bin/login`	`/usr/bin/login`	`/usr/sbin/login`
	Streams Modules	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`
	Timeout (secs)	Never	Never	Never

The table below describes the default values for the Initialize Only template.

Table 13-5 Initialize Only - No Connection Default Values


Detail	Item	Default Value
Basic	Port	--
	Service	Enabled
	Baud Rate	9600
	Terminal Type	--
More	Option: Initialize Only	yes
	Option: Bidirectional	no
	Option: Software Carrier	no
	Login Prompt	`login:`
	Comment	Initialize Only - No Connection
	Service Tag	--
	Port Monitor Tag	`zsmon`
Expert	Create `utmpx` Entry	yes
	Connect on Carrier	no
	Service	`/usr/bin/login`
	Streams Modules	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`
	Timeout (secs)	Never