[186242] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Modem as a service?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James R Cutler)
Sun Dec 6 16:37:01 2015
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From: James R Cutler <james.cutler@consultant.com>
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Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 16:36:53 -0500
To: James Laszko <jamesl@mythostech.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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> On Dec 6, 2015, at 2:19 PM, James Laszko <jamesl@mythostech.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> ... we don=E2=80=99t need to actually connect to the OOB modem on the =
other side, we just need a NO ANSWER/ANSWER kind of response. =E2=80=A6
Forget modems - to probe via some kind of analog connection, just get a =
single instrument wireless telephone with answering capability. For a =
bonus, put some kind of identifier in the answering message: No power > =
no answer; power > answer.
James R. Cutler
James.cutler@consultant.com
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