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Setup a Linux system with mgetty+sendfax to receive faxes

We use Red Hat Linux 5+. We currently have a hunt group of a few MultiTech 57.6 fax modems that are currently used for incoming PPP connections for image downloads with FTP. We use "mgetty+sendfax" and "ppp" for this process, as configured by me. Anyway, there has been a request to expand upon the role of this setup to also allow the receipt of faxes with these modems. I would just like to receive the fax files and place the files somewhere (like the home directory). I want the incoming ppp connections, and the incoming faxes to work together properly and simultaneously. I am going attach my current configuration files I use for the ppp process.

Thanks!
Rick
inittab
iptables
login.config
mgetty.config
options
pap-secrets
options-ttya10

Duncan Roe

I'm a little perplexed by your statement that your fax modems receive incoming ppp connections.
AFAIK, to receive faxes you really do need an actual serial dial-up connection. mgetty sees special fax AT commands (which you can't enter manually because timing is important) and receives the fax to a file (that bit, at least, is what you want).
I had fax reception with mgetty / sendfax working years ago with regular dial-up, but no longer. I might be able to excavate configurations (if my tape drive still works). Would that be helpful?

racone

ASKER

Sure, I would like to see your configurations.

The modems we have are just a typical high-end MultiTech modem. You of course just dial-in ad get a Linux log in prompt manually. For PPP, it is set to switch to the PPP network negotiations process and eventual connection that way. This is indeed a serial dial-up situation.

Thanks!
Rick

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Duncan Roe

/etc/ppp/options (the ISP no longer exists)

connect '/usr/sbin/chat -V -f /home/dunc/chatfile'
debug
asyncmap 00000000
bsdcomp 15
lock
crtscts
user duncanroe@smartchat.net.au
defaultroute
pap-restart 3
pap-max-authreq 10

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/home/dunc/chatfile

ABORT BUSY
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT 'DELAY NUMBER WAIT'
ABORT 'NO DIALTONE'
'' AT
OK AT
OK ATZ
TIMEOUT 120
OK \d\dATDT92814700
CONNECT \c
\r \d\d\c
SAY '\r\n'

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This ppp stuff is likely not relevant for fax reception however.