Re: flexfax: faxgetty and internet simultaneously

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Mon, Aug 09, 1999 at 11:53:54AM +0200, Ekkard Gerlach wrote:
> I=B4ve read in newsgroups, that a faxgetty locks
> the modem that there is no way to build up
> a ppp-internet connection.

You've been misinformed.

pppd has no problem siezing the line from an idle faxgetty to originate
an outbound network connection.  Now, if you're trying to do an
_inbound ppp connection, that's theoretically possible, too, but may
make some getty hacking necessary.

BTW, all: what was the final outcome of the 'getty drops the line on
data calls' topic?  I check the archives, as I'm _having_ this problem
with a client, but no answers; only queries.

Cheers,
-- jra
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