mgetty voice/fax/data

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Hi,

Paul Miller wrote:
> I have a SupraFAXModem 288i v.34 (33.6kbs) and I'm wondering how to 
> configure mgetty to distinguish voice/fax/date calls and use caller id. 
> 
> >From looking at the mgetty logs, mgetty sends "AT+FAA=1" to my modem after
> the init_chat initialization strings.. +FAA=1 is 'Adaptive Answering' for
> class 2 fax modems, which distinguishes between fax and data. There is
> another type of answering called 'Silent Answer Plus' (AT+FAA=4 for class
> 2) that also determines voice. What is the deference between silent
> answer and adaptive? 

Most likely, this means "do not tell anybody that the phone RINGs, just
listen silently for a fax or data tone. If you see one, send RING".

> Does mgetty support silent answer? And how can I 
> send the +FAA=4 command to my modem instead of +FAA=1?

No way.

> For caller id, what format does mgetty expect it to be in? My modem
> supports 'readable format' (#CID=1) and 'ascii printable characters in
> hex' (#CID=2). 

Readable format.

> Also, how do I tell mgetty to use caller id and look at
> the dialin.config file?

Should be done automatically. Just at "AT#CID=1 OK" to the end of your
modem init sequence ("init-chat" in mgetty.config).

> Finally, how can I monitor what mgetty is doing? I want smbclient to send
> a message with the caller id strings to another machine when a voice call
> is detected. 

Look at the log file.

gert
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