FBSD has 2 different versions of ppp, the old = kernel ppp which

is no longer supported, but carried on for = backwards compatibility

for the old time users, and the new user ppp = which is a complete

rewrite of kernel ppp fixing all it's problems = and lack of debug

facilities. Using user ppp is the way to go to = dial out to your ISP.

For user ppp edit /etc/ppp/ppp.conf changing the phone #, = account #,

password fields in the papchat section to the = values for your isp.

It also has a set device command in it, you = have to target the correct

device. Issue this from the command line to = start user ppp, =

ppp -ddial papchap and killall ppp to stop it.

You can also have user ppp start at boot time = by adding this to

your rc.conf

ppp_enable=3D"YES"

= ppp_mode=3D"ddial"

ppp_profile=3D"papchap"

The ppp mode of ddial will dial and connect to = your isp and reconnect

every time you get disconnected, you can use = the keyword background

which connect just one time, or the keyword = auto which will just start

user ppp but not dial out until you request = internet service.

Read man ppp for details.

Review your /var/run/dmesg.boot log to see if = your modem is found by

the FBSD boot probe. You should see messages = something like this if

your modem is found by = FBSD.

sio3: configured irq 9

sio3: <Rockwell 56K Modem> at port = 0x3e8-0x3ef irq 9 on isa0

sio3: type 16550A

If you find this in your = /var/run/dmesg.boot log, it means your modem

is a winmodem.

pci0: <unknown card> (vendor=3D0x1106, dev=3D0x3057) at = 7.4

FBSD does not work with winmodems. FBSD only works with internal modems =

that have onboard controllers.

Plug & play is strictly am ms/windows = function, FBSD knows nothing

about this. It uses the irq assigned by the PC = bios only.

Check the PC's bios setting and disable = p&p.

Some PC bios do not have a p&p toggle but = do have something

called legacy setup. Try that. =

-----Original Message-----
From: = owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Sanjay Bhattacharya
Sent: Monday, June 03, = 2002 11:56 PM
To: = freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Rockwel internal = modem

HI,<= /p>

I am using FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE on an Celeron 633 Mhz CPU with 128 MB of = RAM. I have one Rockwell 56K Internal Modem. Any of you guys have any idea how = to make the modem work? I have done it quite easily in Linux running kernel = 2.4.18 but no success with FreeB.

<= /p>

Can anybody please tell me how to make the DEL key work in the normal way in = FreeB running bash 2.4.5.

<= /p>

Thanks in advance.

<= /p>

See you,

Sanjay<= /p>