From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 10 20:32:53 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA29831 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:32:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from corp.au.triax.com (slwag2p20.ozemail.com.au [203.108.157.68]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA29823 for ; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:32:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jim@corp.au.triax.com) Received: from localhost (jim@localhost) by corp.au.triax.com (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id PAA01802; Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:32:06 +1100 (EST) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:32:05 +1100 (EST) From: Jim Mock To: Sukmin Jeong cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: modem troubles (was: No Subject) In-Reply-To: <199901110428.NAA24601@ponque.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Sukmin Jeong wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > I have a question regarding using a modem on freeBSD. > > I am using a Dell computer (Dimension V series) with an internal > modem of US Robotics (Sportster WinModem 56K). The problem is that > the freeBSD cannot find the modem. > [snip..] There's your problem. It's a _Win_Modem. It wont' work under FreeBSD. You'll need to buy or somehow acquire a "real" modem if you want to use it with FreeBSD. -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message