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Date:      Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:26:24 +0000
From:      Daniela <dgw@liwest.at>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   USB modem support?
Message-ID:  <200402210226.24650.dgw@liwest.at>

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I'm having problems with an USB ADSL modem (Alcatel Speed Touch). It is 
recognized at boot time, but when I try to connect, it tells me that the 
modem is busy.
I symlinked /dev/cuaa3 to /dev/ugen1 (that's the device that showed up in the 
boot messages) and directed the kppp utility to use /dev/cuaa3. I entered all 
the information it asked me for, and then I got the error message: Modem is 
busy. My ISP told me to f*** off and get Windoze. Anything else is 
unsupported.

Is it a hardware problem or a classical case of a dumb user?
I'm not unexperienced with Ethernet connections, and I have a great knowledge 
of the TCP/IP standard, but I have never done anything with modems, so I 
can't even imagine how this stuff works.

Regards,
Daniela




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