From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 14 06:03:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA22636 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 06:03:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA22492 for ; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 06:03:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA03346; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 13:41:32 GMT (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199802141341.NAA03346@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: "mikey" cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cannot use modem In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:20:59 CST." <02fab1021210c28UPIMSSMTPUSR03@email.msn.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 13:41:32 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > 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? [.....] Take a look at http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html. > Sincerly, > > Michael Bonneau -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message