I don't think expect will help me... Here's what happens... Right now, the server dials a phone number through a PRI card, /dev/ttyG0_0 to /dev/ttyG0_47. This dialin connection goes straight into a mainframe. Alternatively, the mainframe is available via telnet, and it's the *exact* same interface over telnet as it is through dialin. I've tested hooking the PRI card directly into a Cisco RAS device which spawns an autocommand telnet session to the mainframe and it works fine. However, I'd like to get something in place using mgetty to eliminate the PRI cards (which are very expensive) and also to eliminate the cisco RAS device which is also quite expensive. So, here's my problem. It looks like mgetty is designed for incoming connections, like if someone was dialing the PRI card on the server, then mgetty could pick up and spawn the telnet session. But, I need mgetty to listen on a virtual tty, and when the server tries to dial using that tty, mgetty intercepts it and spawns the telnet. I found something close to what I need, but it doesn't seem to work: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/1997/debian-user-199705/msg00383.html Any ideas? > -----Original Message----- > From: Scot Jenkins [mailto:scot+tcluggen at thinkunix.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:51 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] crazy idea > > > you can use Expect to automate telnet and other tasks > http://expect.nist.gov/ > > Austad, Jay wrote: > > Doh, looks like what I need is mgetty or getty. Anyone > have any idea how to > > set this up so it will auto telnet? I'm playing with it > now but can't seem > > to get it working. > > > > -jay > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Austad, Jay [mailto:JAustad at temgweb.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:04 PM > > > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > > > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] crazy idea > > > > > > > > > Would /usr/bin/chat be able to do this? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Austad, Jay [mailto:JAustad at temgweb.com] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:54 AM > > > > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > > > > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] crazy idea > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmm, after doing some testing, it seems I can use the current > > > > serial ports. > > > > I just need a program that can bind to the serial port, > > > open a telnet > > > > connection to a server, and then pass the data both ways so > > > > the program that > > > > uses the serial port thinks it's coming from the modem. > > > > Anyone know of such > > > > a program that can bind to the serial port? > > > > > > > > For example, the program that needs this would open the > > > > serial port and dial > > > > using ATDT16125551212. When my little wrapper program which > > > > is bound to the > > > > serial port sees the ATDT string, he would fire off a telnet > > > > session to a > > > > specific IP and pass the data both directions. When he sees > > > > ATZ, he should > > > > disconnect. Probably not too hard to do in perl, but I > > > > haven't done any > > > > socket programming in perl. Should be simple. > > > > > > > > -jay > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Andy Zbikowski (Zibby) [mailto:zibby+tclug at ringworld.org] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:32 AM > > > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] crazy idea > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe do something similar to what my TiVo does? > > > > > > > > My TiVo is hooked up to a Linux box via a null modem cable. > > > > The Linux box > > > > runs pppd on the serial device, and answers calls from TiVo, > > > > and forwards > > > > the traffic over it's ethernet connection. > > > > > > > > Not sure if a similar setup would be useful to you or not, > > > > but throwing it > > > > out there anyway. :) > > > > -- scot _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list