Today I whipped out my first external modem, a Boca 14.4k, and hooked it up to Beige Beauty. It still worked fine, but I had no where to dial into...yet.
So wrote a dial-in/remote access server program in C++ that ties into my Asterisk box. I use a Sangoma T1 card and a Dialogic Diva server card along with other equipment to digitally tie into the PSTN. Yes, I have a PRI at home.
The neat thing about my program is that it can answer PPP, shell, or tie into any other piece of software. I compiled and installed WWIV for some retro BBS goodness. Too bad it is laden with bugs. I'd like to buy a copy of the old version and run it on a VM. Maybe try PCBoard too.
I probably should create a dedicated post for this, but modems seem to get a lot of hate here.
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Modem
Hangman
Links browsing
Zmodem download
WWIV BBS on a REAL MODEM