Miscellaneous Procedures > Configuring Dial-Out > Configuring Dial-Out Through Modems Accessed as Serial Devices

Configuring Dial-Out Through Modems Accessed as Serial Devices
Although only wireless PCMCIA cards are tested and supported, the dial out can be configured to dial out through any modem that can be connected to or viewed as a serial device, including any of the following:
The OnSite administrator needs to do the following
Edit /etc/portslave/pslave.conf to configure the port with the “generic-dial” option, which prevents portslave from being started on the port and starts the generic application that manages dial-out instead.
To Configure Serial Ports for Dial-Out
Perform this procedure to enable dial-out through a modem connected to any of the ports described under Configuring Dial-Out Through Modems Accessed as Serial Devices. See Port Numbers and Aliases for port numbers for ports on the OnSite.
1.
Open the /etc/portslave/pslave.conf file for editing.
2.
Define generic_dial as the protocol for the port to which the modem is connected.
The following screen example shows the format.
s<N>.protocol generic_dial
where <N> is the serial port number.
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Miscellaneous Procedures > Configuring Dial-Out > Configuring Dial-Out Through Modems Accessed as Serial Devices