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From: "mikey" <leper_messiah@email.msn.com>
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Subject: Cannot use modem
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:20:59 -0600
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Dear FreeBSD team,

    First, I would like to thank you for a cheap, powerful OS that is a
refreshing break from Microsofts monopoly. I am new to this OS, and to UN*X,
but must say that I am impressed with what I have seen.

    I run FreeBSD 2.2.5 from CD-ROM. I have noticed during the boot that
FreeBSD finds a "TCP/IP compatible device", and identifies it as being on
COM port 1. This is correct, but now I do not know how to get the system to
recognize my modem. It is a Hayes Accura 14.4B modem. I've tried the PPP
command and started TERM mode, and I can dial out, but I can't connect to my
ISP, which, incidently, is MSN. They do not require a DNS server or
anything. But with the PPP program I can't login. Are there any easy ways to
set it up, like a dailing program with a login script?

    Also, I can't build any ports, like Netscape. I've installed the ports
collection, but when I try to make the port, the system attempts to FTP it
from the net (which I can't access). Is there any way to tell the system to
access the CD-ROM when I try and build my ports?

    Finally, is there any way I can access files one my MS DOS partition?
I've downloaded StarOffice for Linux (under Win '95) as well as the Linux
emulator, but I can't get the files off of my FreeBSD partition.

    Thanks for all of your help. As long as Microsoft is still around, I
will gladly promote FreeBSD everywhwere the is a computer (watch for the web
page, coming soon).


Sincerly,

Michael Bonneau





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