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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 14:15:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com>
To: Stephen Couchman <scouch@io.org>
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Subject: Re: ijppp cannot talk to modem (/dev/cuaa1)
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Stephen,

I can now sympathise with your situation. In an attempt to run ppp
as a normal user, I've caused ppp to respond to all of my requests
of 'dial panix' 'set ?' 'show modem' with a "What?".

Briefly, I copyed the ppp file to my home ~/bin directory. I could
'su' & start ppp, but got the "what?" with every request. I also added
the /etc/ppp.* files to my home directory:  ~/ppp/.ppp.*

I've since removed all of those home~/bin & ~/ppp entries, and restored
everything back to its original setup. But even now as root, ppp still
responds to my requests with "what?". I've even recompiled ppp from
the /usr/src/usr.sbin/ppp files, but no luck.

I should have left it alone.

Barry
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  FreeBSD     2.1.0
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On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Stephen Couchman wrote:

> Barry,
> 
> Thanks for the files.  These seem to match what I have, but all of the
> settings (except for device) are elementary if ijppp cannot talk to my
> modem.  It may seem like a 'small' problem, but without communications with
> the modem, I am going nowhere fast.... :-((
> 
> tip and cu have no problems communicating with the modem...:-((
> 
> -- Stephen
> 
> At 10:17 AM 12/30/95 -0500, you wrote:
> >This may not be of any use, but I'm including it anyway.  I just
> >start ppp as root, 'dial panix', then switch to the vc's for the
> >other applications; finger, ftp, gopher.... I'm not sure as to why
> >your ppp program is not talking to your modem. Thats a small mystery.
> >I'm including portions of my ppp files. Hope it helps.
> >
> >Barry Masterson
> >jbarrm@panix.com
> >
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