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From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@panix.com>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Kermit with cell phone
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:34:39 +0000 (UTC)
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Here is a question that came in today that I might be too old to answer :-)
> I went through all of the "frequently asked " questions listed under
> "Support" on your website and did not find a question or reference to my
> concern.
>
> The question. Is there any support in Kermit for dial up connection from
> a notebook (Windows 2000), through a cell phone, to a unix box (SCO Open
> Server) for trouble shooting applications?
>
> I can now connect through land lines but when I am on the road I need a
> facility that allows me to use a cell phone, usb (if necessary) and any
> features of Windows 2000, to connect to the unix box wirelessly.
>
It's up to the maker of your cell phone and/or your ISP. Kermit can make
serial port, modem, and text-mode Internet connections (such as Telnet,
SSH, rlogin, ftp, etc).
I don't have direct experience with this, but it appears that some cell
phones can act as modems. Here are some web pages that talk about it:
http://lifehacker.com/software/cell-phones/geek-to-live-use-your-cell-phone-as-a-modem-175048.php
http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
These and other pages talk about how to get on the Internet with Dial-Up
Networking (DUN) using a cell phone. I didn't see a page that talks about
how to make a traditional computer-to-computer call with that same modem,
but it seems to me that if you can do one, you can do the other. Once you
have a modem driver installed for the cell phone, you should be able to use
it like any other modem that you would call you SCO box with.
But that's pure speculation. It's interesting, however, and I'd like to
hear about your experience.
Also I'm going to post this to the comp.protocols.kermit.misc newsgroup
(without your name or email) in case anybody there can shed some light.
- Frank