(keitai-l) Re: Dialup networking with iMode.

From: Renfield Kuroda <Renfield.Kuroda_at_msdw.com>
Date: 04/13/00
Message-ID: <38F56472.5BD1A41C@msdw.com>
Stuart Andrews wrote:

> I am a new subscriber to this mailing list (as of yesterday) and I find the
> information very useful. After checking your archives, I found a wealth of
> information which, not being totally fluent in Japanese, has been hard to
> get otherwise.
>
> I have a couple of questions which I am hoping someone may be able to help
> me with.
>
> A bit of background...
> Currently we have an application which allows a user to program a home
> controller for security, HVAC and HA applications. The system is usually
> accessed by keypads, telephones (using standard DTMF key commands) or remote
> controls. Recently we developed a browser based interface whereby a user can
> access the system using a commonly used browser like Netscape Navigator or
> Internet Explorer. The server itself runs on a Windows PC but in the future
> will be embedded in a web appliance (for reliability and power saving
> reasons). Currently we access the system by dialling into a home PC (set-up
> as a dialup server) with a modem connection.
>
> Questions:
> 1. Can iMode enabled phones access a standard PC set-up as a dialup server?

No.
I-Mode handsets are hard-coded to connect only to the I-Mode gateway. Short of a
ROM and/or physical hack I don't think it can be done...

r e n



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Received on Thu Apr 13 09:07:27 2000