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Date:      Sun, 26 May 2002 16:59:52 +0200
From:      messmate <messmate@free.fr>
To:        "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>
Cc:        freebsd-questions-en <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Configuring FreeBSD v.2.2.7 with a PCI modem
Message-ID:  <20020526165952.728d3786.messmate@free.fr>
In-Reply-To: <00d701c2045a$2c9dc4e0$ceec910c@daleco>
References:  <2057828.1022354291949.JavaMail.ambein@mac.com> <00d701c2045a$2c9dc4e0$ceec910c@daleco>

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On Sat, 25 May 2002 21:08:05 -0500
"Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> wrote:

| From: "Magnus Bein" <ambein@mac.com>
| To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
| Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:18 PM
| Subject: Configuring FreeBSD v.2.2.7 with a PCI modem
| 
| 
| > Hi there,
| >
| > I just wanted to know if I am going in the right direction.
| >
| > I am trying to get a PCI modem by 3Com working. I have installed FreeBSD
| version 2.2.7 on an old pentium. I know it isn't recognized by the system
| because it isn't identified during boot-up and I cannot send command to it
| through userPPP.
| >
| > I haven't found the device's I/O address and IRQ (I have some clues) yet.
| >
| > Assuming I find these do I rebuild the kernal with a line for this device
| and/or do I make a device node for it? How do I feed the hardware info (I/o
| address and IRQ) into the operating system so PPP can interact with the
| modem?
| >
| > I am a little confused with what device node I should use. Is it sio,
| cuaa, or pci?
| >
| > Thank you,
| >
| > Magnus
| >
| I'm unclear whether I'm totally correct, but "FBSD doesn't
| support internal modems" is something I see quite often on

What !! FBSD doesn't support internal modems ?? Are you sure ?
That's why I can't connect to internet.


| these lists.  And sometimes stated by those I would consider
| "in the know."  There is a supported hardware list somewhere
| at www.freebsd.org, so I might start looking there.  G'luck.
| 
| Kevin Kinsey, Missouri
| 
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