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Michael Haan <michael.haan <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> I guess what I'm trying to figure out is what exists either in |
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> gentoo-space specifically, or linux-space generally (in that order) |
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> for working with GPRS. |
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GSM-GPRS is virtually a TCP/IP highway. All you need is ppp or TCP/IP |
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on top of it. If you get service from T mobile (or whoever) and you |
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tell them you want to use it for Internet access, they'll sell you cables |
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that plug into your usb/serial/zigbee/bluetooth/pccard or irda port. I'm pretty |
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sure it's just ppp over a physical connection with GSM-GPRS. |
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Not positive though... |
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If the vendor give you crap that only MS/Apple work, just sniff |
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the connection. |
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emerge -s gsm reveals: |
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app-mobilephone/gsmlib |
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Latest version available: 1.11_pre030826 |
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Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] |
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Size of downloaded files: 465 kB |
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Homepage: http://www.pxh.de/fs/gsmlib/ |
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Description: Library and Applications to access GSM mobile phones |
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License: LGPL-2 |
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* media-sound/gsm |
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Latest version available: 1.0.10 |
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Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ] |
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Size of downloaded files: 64 kB |
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Homepage: http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html |
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Description: Lossy speech compression library and tool. |
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License: OSI-Approved |
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Googling for 'GPRS linux' produces a wealth of useful information. |
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http://www.developertutorials.com/tutorials/wireless-technology/ |
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linux-wireless-networking-050504/page4.html |
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HTH |
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James |
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