[Oberon] V24 - Serial comms.

[eas-lab at absamail.co.za]

> >1. Do I understand correctly; you want to dial via the modem and
> >then communicate to another 'machine' via:
> > manual keying in -> V24.Panel -> serial port -> modem -> remote system
> > ??
> 
> peter_easthope at gulfnet.sd64.bc.ca wrote:

> Correct.
> 
> >2. Have you succeeded ?  
> 
> Yes.  V24.Panel works fine although it has some
> capabilities which I do not know how to use.
> 
This is because n-o has no centralised coordination, to promote
the existance of a V24.Panel.Text.     Just a few lines, which should
be part of the V24 'package' would suffice.

(* I've just seen a lot of text which I have accumulated from
my own analyses of V24.Panel. eg. Columbus.Inspect reveals
    PF1 : Cmd = V24Gadgets.Send V24  "\e[P"   ~
     no Links  { \n = CR }
and the flipable-button can send your pre-loaded file P4k.Bin ...etc.
As usual n-o has powerful undocumented facilities.
You should replace: "I don't know how to X"; with
"X seems not to be documented". *)

Native oberon is like the several 'banana republics' who are currently
degenerating to garbage, for lack of leadership/coordination.

> >If not what is failing ?
> 
> PPP does not work with the VicomSoft Router operated
> by GulfNet.  Appears that either the modem is not 
> configured correctly to allow PAP to work or that the 
> VicomSoft router has an idosyncrasy which Oberon PAP
> does not accomodate.

I think the modem only knows how to transmit and receive bits ?
It does not know about about PAP, nor even PPP ?

I (one of the few remaining n-o internet connectors) had 'special'
help from Edgar Schwarz who knows all about:
         V24 -> modem -> dial -> PAP/PPP;
to set up my PAP/PPP.

Do you know how to 'handle' the login -> PAP/PPP transfer,
manually via the V24.Panel ?
I'd like to know - without analysing the existing n-o code.

I think the 'procedure' of how to use V24.Panel to manually
develop/test/modify the 
         V24 -> modem -> dial -> PAP/PPP
process, should be documented and made available.

-- Chris Glur.