Try using commas (,). eg:
1800CALLATT,,1234,,123455MYISP
The commas usually insert pauses into the dialing string. I
guess this is standard (I remember using it on Windows to cancel call
waiting (ie - *70,5551234) and I've used it under GNU/Linux also) but
I had to dig pretty deep for it. (I searched Google for `linux ppp
pause' and they gave a link to a 5 year old copy of the PPP HOWTO!)
There's no explicit way to tell it to `wait for a tone', not
that I'm aware of anyway, so you'll just have to play with the commas
until you get something that works. (ie - add or delete commas)
Also, I've been using WvDial for a while and I've found it
quite nice. You can define multiple calling profiles so that you
don't have to keep editing the script when you travel. You could have
a dialer profile for home (the default) and travel ( or something),
with home as the default. Then, whenever you're at home, a simple
`wvdial` will connect for you, but a `wvdial travel` will work when
you're away. I use this for when I visit my parents, so that I can
use thier ISP.
Anyway, how it works!
--c
On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 01:52:01PM -0700, Mark Barnes wrote:
> I use the scripts configured with pppconfig to dial my service provider.
> When I'm local, the script just dials the 7-digit number. When I'm
> travelling outside of my service provider's area, I edit the script
> (/etc/chatscripts/provider) and add the area code. I'd like to edit the
> script to: (1) dial the toll-free number on my long-distance calling card,
> (2) wait for the tone, (3) enter the 4-digit code, (4) wait for a dial tone,
> and (5) dial the ISP's phone number. I've looked over the documnetation, but
> I can't figure out how to get those pauses into the script. Can anyone point
> me in the right direction here? I use scripts from the Debian ppp package,
> but if one of the other dialers (wvdial, diald, x-isp) handles this better,
> I'd switch.
>
>
> Perhaps this question is only peripherally related to laptops, or to Debian;
> if so, I'll apologize in advance.
>
>
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Clayton Carter crcarter @ cs indiana edu
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