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Date:      Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:19:13 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What USB dialup modem WILL work with 8.2?
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108261818570.1293@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz>
In-Reply-To: <4E57F933.1080303@sentex.net>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108261333540.1499@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <20110826192102.GA9033@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <4E57F933.1080303@sentex.net>

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On Fri, 26 Aug 2011, Mike Tancsa wrote:

> On 8/26/2011 3:21 PM, Erik Trulsson wrote:
>>> So I am asking again: does anyone have a dialup modem of any kind which
>>> works correctly on 8.x to provide ppp-on-demand? If so what is it?
>> (As for promises about what *will* 100% guaranteed work, which seems to
>> be what you really want, I am afraid I can't give any.  It has been
>> several years since I last used a dialup modem, so I don't know for
>> sure what *will* work with todays software, only what should work.)
>
>
> Works for me once umodem is loaded as a kld...


bingo.

ucom was in my nearly GENERIC conf, so was ubsa and some other modules
mentioned.  umodem wasn't - and if the line was in GENERIC or NOTES I must
have deleted it for some reason instead of commenting it out.  Nonetheless,
locate reveals it is being built.  Works when it is loaded and creates
cuaU0.


-- 
Lars Eighner
http://www.larseighner.com/index.html
8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266




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