Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 06:51:54 +1000 From: "Young" <young@richardson.apana.org.au> To: "Skip" <skip.morse@endor.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: modems Message-ID: <02f301bef7e0$7d8d4da0$857e03cb@jdy>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02F0_01BEF834.4DC9A100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Skip I had all sorts of problems with ppp stuff a couple weeks ago too and = I'm writing a real simple guide but will be a week at least before I can finish it. = There is a shell script you can get from ftp://blackened.net that certainly made life = easier for me,=20 you will need to edit the "set timeout" line in the ppp.conf file it = makes to suit local=20 conditions and be certain to delete the part in this line after the "#" = that goes on=20 about changing the default value of 300 to 0 if you don't want a timeout = (the "#"=20 will confuse ppp no end). There are a few more minor changes you may = have to=20 make, but its a lot simpler & quicker way to get ppp working than just = relying on=20 other docs. For what its worth, I changed my gateway machine from = Mandrake 6 to FreeBSD because the docs were infinitely more intelligible, but I still = have problems=20 with some of the stuff and just have to bug the lists til I understand = what they are on about.=20 -----Original Message----- From: Skip <skip.morse@endor.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Monday, September 06, 1999 4:18 AM Subject: modems =20 =20 hi...i have a 56K v90 plug and play modem...i think it is picked up = on boot, but i am not sure...how can i tell if this is the case? also = how can i find out what port my modem is on?? i know in linux you could = just look at the ioports and interupts and that would give you a good = idea if it was there or not..but in freebsd i have no idea what i am = doing..any help you could give me was be great!! i am ancious to get = back on the net so i can check my mail and stuff like that...however i = am not real sure how to set up the ppp stuff yet...some of the stuff in = the handbook of Freebsd.org is kinda confusing when you don't know much = about Un*x enviroments...well thanx for your time and i hope to hear = from you soon!=20 thanx again,=20 John ------=_NextPart_000_02F0_01BEF834.4DC9A100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 = transitional//en"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi Skip</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I had all sorts of problems with ppp = stuff a=20 couple weeks ago too and I'm writing a</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>real simple guide but will be a week = at least=20 before I can finish it. There is a shell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>script you can get from <A=20 href=3D"ftp://blackened.net">ftp://blackened.net</A>; that certainly made = life=20 easier for me, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>you will need to edit the "set=20 timeout" line in the ppp.conf file it makes to suit=20 local </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>conditions and be certain to delete = the part in=20 this line after the "#" that goes on </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>about changing the default value of = 300 to 0 if=20 you don't want a timeout (the "#" </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>will confuse ppp no end). There are = a few more=20 minor changes you may have to </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>make, but its a lot simpler & = quicker way to=20 get ppp working than just relying on </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>other docs. For what its worth, I = changed my=20 gateway machine from Mandrake 6 to</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>FreeBSD because the docs were = infinitely more=20 intelligible, but I still have problems </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>with some of the stuff and just have = to bug the=20 lists til I understand what they are on about. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20 </B>Skip <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:skip.morse@endor.com">skip.morse@endor.com</A>><BR><B>T= o:=20 </B><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG</A>=20 <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG</A>><BR><B>Date:=20 </B>Monday, September 06, 1999 4:18 AM<BR><B>Subject:=20 </B>modems<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>hi...i have a 56K v90 plug and play = modem...i=20 think it is picked up on boot, but i am not sure...how can i tell if = this is=20 the case? also how can i find out what port my modem is = on?? i=20 know in linux you could just look at the ioports and interupts and = that=20 would give you a good idea if it was there or not..but in freebsd i = have no=20 idea what i am doing..any help you could give me was be great!! i am = ancious=20 to get back on the net so i can check my mail and stuff like = that...however=20 i am not real sure how to set up the ppp stuff yet...some of the = stuff in=20 the handbook of Freebsd.org is kinda confusing when you don't know = much=20 about Un*x enviroments...well thanx for your time and i hope to hear = from=20 you soon!=20 <CENTER> <P>thanx again, <BR>John</CENTER></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_02F0_01BEF834.4DC9A100-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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