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Date:      Mon, 24 Apr 2000 07:03:45 +0100
From:      "Andy Coates" <webmaster@friends-tv.net>
To:        <cjclark@home.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Modem Problems
Message-ID:  <046a01bfadb2$daeea4c0$0100a8c0@blade>
References:  <03f501bfada5$33b3be50$0100a8c0@blade> <20000424003240.J70371@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <040001bfada8$2cd571c0$0100a8c0@blade> <20000424005233.A72760@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
To: "Andy Coates" <webmaster@friends-tv.net>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: Modem Problems


> On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 05:47:17AM +0100, Andy Coates wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
> > To: "Andy Coates" <webmaster@friends-tv.net>
> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 5:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: Modem Problems
> >
> >
> > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 05:26:00AM +0100, Andy Coates wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I've been trying to get my modem to work (internal ISA) and had
loads of
> > > > problems so far.
> > > >
> > > > Basically I thought it was on COM3, but the only /dev/cuaaX i can
use is
> > 1
> > > > (COM2). When I do use this, nothing happens when I try to dial. I
> > downloaded
> > > > minicom just to test the dialing, and entered a manual number, but
it
> > just
> > > > sat there syaing it was dialing and the time counting down. This
manual
> > > > number was my mobile phone, and it didn't ring. I also have a phone
> > attached
> > > > to the line - picking that up had dialing effort from the modem
either.
> > > >
> > > > It seems to initialise properly, but when I try open the port and
dial
> > > > nothing seems to happen. Any got any ideas what I might be doing
wrong?
> > >
> > > What does,
> > >
> > >   % grep ^sio /var/run/dmesg.boot
> > >
> > > Say? That will tell us "where" your modem is. It could very well be
> > > sio2. Can you not use cuaa2 because you have not created the
> > > associated devices in /dev?
> >
> > % grep ^sio /var/run/dmesg.boot
> >
> > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa
> > sio0: type 16550A
> > sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
> > sio1: type 16550A
> >
> > and
> > crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer   28, 128 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa0
> > crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer   28, 129 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa1
> > crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer   28, 130 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa2
> > crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer   28, 131 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa3
> >
> > I've tried each cuaaX and still only cuaa1 will even let minicom
startup.
> > With it being an internal modem I can normally hear it "click" as it
opens
> > the port for dialing, but I don't hear anything.
> >
> > Have I missed setting something up?
>
> Looks like you have the right devices in /dev.
>
> Do you actually have two serial ports on your machine? If so, then
> your modem is not being detected by the kernel. Have you configured
> your kernel for the modem and built a custom kernel? Or are you trying
> to use GENERIC?

Well after finally getting the modem to work, I'm left with getting ppp to
work.

Being used to linux and using programs like wvdial leaves me struggling to
configure ppp scripts - so does anyone know similiar programs to wvdial for
freeBSD, where I can just enter my ISP tel no, login/pass, and it'll setup
the routes/etc.. for me.

TIA,
Andy.



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