Dial Direct Overview

Timbuktu Pro's Dial Direct feature allows you to use your modem to connect directly to the modem of any other computer running Timbuktu Pro. No Internet connection is required. You can use any of the Timbuktu Pro services, except Intercom.

Dial Direct is particularly useful when you are in a remote location without an Internet connection. It allows you to connect to other Timbuktu computers without logging into an Internet service provider or a network computer.

Once you have dialed into a remote computer, Timbuktu Pro behaves the same way as if you had made a TCP/IP connection. You can choose buttons or menu options to start any Timbuktu Pro service that is available on your computer, except Intercom. If required, you will be asked to log into the remote computer exactly as if you had made a TCP/IP connection. Connections may be made in both directions; in other words, the computer you have dialed into will be able to establish Timbuktu connections to your computer as well, if authorized to do so.

You can establish a Dial Direct connection from the Dial Direct tab in the main Timbuktu Pro window.