What type of modem is it? Is there any software that goes with it? What I do is use the caller-id features of my modem, along with cid. I wrote a script to monitor the cid log, and if a call comes in from a certain number I have it dialup to my ISP. I use the dial-on-demand features of pppd, so it will automatically disconnect after a period of inactivity. Or you could just have it dialup every hour for a few minutes and then disconnect if there isn't any activity. Then you just need to login to your box before it disconnects. On Sun, 04 Nov 2001, Peter Clark wrote: > I am one of those poor, hapless dial-up folks who don't have a 24/7, static > ip connectiion to the Net. However, occasions have arisen where I would like > to access a file on my box at home when I am elsewhere. Once, long ago, I > thought I saw a HOWTO that described how to set up something like mgetty so > that I could, from a remote phone, dial my home phone; after a certain number > of rings, the modem would kick in with voice mail (it has voice mail > capabilities, I just have not gotten around to setting it up) and start the > usual "Please leave a message" shpeal. I would then punch in couple of > numbers as a password, which would instruct the computer to first disconnect > the line, wait a couple of seconds for the line to clear (the modem doesn't > seem to disconnect instantaneously, at least with PPP), then dial-up my ISP, > wait until it connects, and then on connect it would email me the dynamic ip > for me to connect to. Has anyone done something like this or know where I can > find out how to do it? > TIA, > :Peter > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list