IPCop

[Alan Dayley]

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It appears that one must use the setserial command to get your serial
port configured properly.  This then must be placed in the
/etc/rc.d/rc.local script.  This posting:

http://marc.info/?l=ipcop-user&m=111977275513901&w=2

describes the process for an internal PCI modem, which does not exactly
match your situation.  But, if you are hunting around in rc.init, you
are probably capable of adapting this to your needs.

Aside: I must say that this reveals a place where IPCop does not shine.
 Serial modems are fading away as faster solutions come to the fore but
the current configuration method is not user friendly at all, assuming
this is the only way to do it.

Alan

Mattison wrote:
> Alan,
> Thanks for the tips but those things I already thought of (except the
> console setup, which I just tried and it has nothing about serial port
> config, just a re-hash of the options available at install.) The
> Network/Dialup page has settings for speed but nothing about low-level
> serial port config. Maybe serial modem support is one of those features they
> never thought anyone would actually use. I figured maybe the serial config
> is burried somwehere in the rc.init sequence, but that is proving devilishly
> difficult to nail down.
> --
> Phil Mattison
> http://www.ohmikron.com/
> Motors::Drivers::Controllers::Software
> 
>> I have not used IPCop with a serial modem so I am just guessing here.
>>
>> You are correct to aim at the protocol settings since that is what
>> garbage data usually indicates.  Did you run the 'setup' command on the
>> IPCop box console?  (ie on the monitor and keyboard connected to the
>> computer running IPCop)  The settings for the serial port must be there
>> somewhere.
>>
>> I'm asking your question in the #ipcop IRC channel.  You could drop in
>> there too if you know IRC.  Connect to irc.freenode.net and join the
>> #ipcop channel.
>>
>> OK.  In the administration GUI, click the Network-->Dialup menu item.
>> On that screen there is a Connection tab with a drop-down selector for
>> Interface.  Choose Serial in that box and you should get to the settings
>> you need.  (This is according to help in the IRC channel)
>>
>> Alan
> 
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