
If you have trouble getting QuickPage to work, please try the
following suggestions:

  - If you are using Solaris 2.x, make sure you are using
    the -DSOLARIS option in the Makefile.

  - Most paging services require that error correction be turned
    off on your modem.  Typically this can be done by including
    something like &A0&K0&M0 in your dial command.  If your modem
    dials the paging service but fails to connect, this is most
    likely the problem.  Also note that the IXO specification
    recommends a connection speed of 300 baud when troubleshooting.

  - QuickPage expects verbal result codes from the modem.  Make
    sure your modem is programmed to use verbal result codes (ATV1)
    and not numeric result codes.

  - The QuickPage daemon process requires root permission in order
    to open the SNPP socket (port 444 by default).  However, since
    most people believe processes should only have superuser power
    when they absolutely need it, QuickPage gives up its root
    permissions immediately after opening the socket.  Therefore,
    it is important to make sure the DAEMONUSER you specify in the
    Makefile has the privileges necessary to create/remove files in
    both the page queue (the queuedir option in qpage.cf) and in
    the lock directory (normally /var/spool/locks).  The daemon will
    also require read/write access on the modem device (obviously).

  - Examine the output of "qpage -i -d -p <pagerid> <message>"
    to see if there are any obvious problems.  This will run
    QuickPage in interactive mode, without using any of the
    networking or queue processing code.  This command must
    be run on the machine which has the modem connected to it.
    Once you get that working you can enable debug output in
    the daemon (i.e. "qpage -d -q10").

  - Does "tip" work?  Try using a utility such as "tip" or "cu"
    to dial your paging service.  Make sure you're using the
    same baud rate and parity that QuickPage is using.  When
    your modem connects to the remote end, press RETURN a few
    times until you see the "ID=" login prompt.  If you can't
    make this work manually, QuickPage doesn't stand a chance.

Finally, if all else fails and you still can't make it work, please
send me some e-mail containing the output of "qpage -i -d ..." (or
whatever you feel is relevant to your problem) and I'll try my best
to help.


Good luck,
Tom.III
tomiii@mtu.edu
