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On 2007-07-25, Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org> wrote:
> is it currently possible to use infrared modems with NetBSD?

Yes, I use it with my cellular phone to connect to the Internet.

> I have successfully installed comms/birda. I am using it like this:
> # dmesg | grep com2
> com2 at acpi0 (IBM0071)
> com2: io 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 drq 3
> com2: ns16550a, working fifo
> # irdaattach -p -f -n /dev/tty02

This all looks correct.

> # ircomm -d /dev/irframe0
>
> My modem thinks it is connected. But then I don't know if I should use
> cu, or if I'm supposed to be able to enter AT commands directly within
> ircomm: it just echoes back what I type.
>
> Would you know if I am doing things correctly, and what I am missing?

Which device are you connecting to?  /dev/irframe0 or /dev/ptyXX?  The
ircomm program connects the irframe device to a pseudo-terminal.  I
typically invoke ircomm as:

$ ircomm -d /dev/irframe0 -y /dev/ptysf -m 9600 -Y

I can then use /dev/ptysf with cu to test AT commands, pppd to obtain a
packet-data connection or a SMS sending application.
- -- 
Ben Secrest <blsecres@gmail.com>
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