Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 12:22:02 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Tom <tom@sdf.com> Cc: TOKER ONUR <onur@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: several networking questions ... Message-ID: <19971228122202.11509@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971227010656.27460A-100000@misery.sdf.com>; from Tom on Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 01:10:07AM -0800 References: <19971227114414.06459@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971227010656.27460A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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On Sat, Dec 27, 1997 at 01:10:07AM -0800, Tom wrote: > > BTW, _never_ post to both questions and hackers, so don't follow to > both. This is very much a topic for questions, not hackers. Mea culpa. I didn't notice the cross post until after I replied. > On Sat, 27 Dec 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > >>> If yes, which architectures are supported ? >> >> The Hayes command set, at least. I've heard of things called >> Winmodems, which appear to lose. Some people say they won't work, but >> I don't know anything about them. I've never had difficulty getting >> modems to work, though. > > What most people call a "WinModem" (ex. USR WinModem) does not present > a 16450/16550 UART interface to the system, and therefore can't be used. Do you have any details? That in itself shouldn't stop it from working. >>> If yes how ? >> >> You'll need mpd (multi-line ppp). The problem is, so will your ISP. >> You'll need to find one who's also running FreeBSD, and who is > > Why is that? Sorry, I expressed myself incorrectly and insufficiently. It's my understanding that most ISPs don't support multi-line ppp, and the easiest way to get it to work would be to persuade an ISP using FreeBSD to install mpd. Julian indicates other possibilities in another message. Greg
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