#!/bin/sh # dial - 10/01/95 #You should set the permissions on /var/adm/messages to #give everybody read and write permission #first we empty /var/adm/messages. cat /dev/null > /var/adm/messages #spd_hi for 14400 modem. Use spd_vhi for 28800 #Assumes modem is set up as com2. setserial /dev/cua1 spd_hi clear echo echo Calling CAC to connect PPP. echo #Create the file dial.is.it.there. echo "Ain't nobody gonna make a fool outta Dobbs!" > ~/dial.is.it.there #redial calls pppd redial & #set up a status box in lower left corner of screen. #This step only works if you are running X windows. #But otherwise the rest of the script will work without X. color_xterm -geometry 74x7+0-10 -bg black -fg white -e /usr/bin/tail -f /var/adm/messages & #This program written by Bruce Babcock, Peter Morris, #David Mansfield, and Richard Mansfield