How do i write to a serial port (modem) in ascii or hex directly?
 

Here's my problem. I hate having to dual-boot just to download new packages. My internet service provider uses a dialer software that works only in windoze. I have been able to analyze the communications between win and the modem (see appendix 1). I would like to be able to access the internet from linux (either debian,gentoo or suse). I am trying to find a software for linux that could possibly use "macros" or "if then" to write directly to the modem port, so that i could "emulate" the dialer software.
I would love to be able to have that work in linux, it's the only thing stopping me from fully converting. I would really appreciate help on this. Thank you for reading this.


More (useless) information.
OS= winxp (for now :P ), debian, gentoo, opendos (gotta love arkanoid!!)
ISP=3web (no high speed in my area)
Modem=USR 56k External



Appendix 1.


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I don't know anything about this subject, but a quick google yielded this forum where it seems someone got it working on Puppy Linux. Maybe they can help you out...

thank you very much for you answer. I was sort of hoping of gettin my hands dirty, but i guess there are always 2 ways of doing things. I'll try this as soon as i get home.

:)

Well, if you're still interested in getting your hands dirty, the two programs for serial port control that I've heard of (note that I've never used them) are kermit (or ckermit???) and minicom...

Also there's a bunch of howto's here. Not sure how relevant any of them are, but search the page for "serial"

C-kermit looks promising! I think it's exactly what i was looking for. Huge manual and tutorials! I'll give it a try, if i'm successfull ill upload the script on here for other 3web members to use..

thanks for the info guys!! hopefully i'll be able to give back to the community!

found this floating around the minicom site:

ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/apps/ser...ut/!INDEX.html