Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 09:56:06 -0800 From: "Gail Pickett" <archiver@db.geocrawler.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: External modem on COM1 hangs Message-ID: <200002271756.JAA12865@www.geocrawler.com>
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This message was sent from Geocrawler.com by "Gail Pickett" <gmpicket@icx.net> Be sure to reply to that address. I've got a SupraExpress 56e (external) modem on COM1 (cuaa0) connected to my desktop. The machine has ps/2 mouse. The modem works fine under windows 98, but when I try ppp under FBSD 3.3, it hangs the computer (type ppp and enter is fine; hangs after type dial provider and enter or term and enter) - no response from mouse/keyboard/monitor. As a result, it doesn't write to the log, as I have to turn the power off and reboot to get control again. The machine hangs even when nothing is connected to COM1. It writes to log if I try cuaa1, except that nothing is on it. I plugged the modem into my laptop (also FBSD 3.3), also on COM1. I copied the ppp.conf file from the desktop to the laptop and ppp dialled and succesfully log into my ISP. What would be different from the desktop to the laptop? Obviously mouse. Anything else? The laptop is a 486 and the desktop is brand new Pentium something 533MHz. I get the desktop to successfully ping. Thanks. Geocrawler.com - The Knowledge Archive To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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