W is wait for second dial tone on some modems when the result codes are set to X3 or higher. Look for a reference to the AT command set or use something like minicom to connect to the modem and try ATD$ - on some modems that will give you help on the dialing commands.
On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 09:30:38AM -0500, Clayton Carter wrote: > > 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. > > > > > -- Lee Bradshaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Texas Instruments [EMAIL PROTECTED]
