Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:11:03 +1100 From: Tony Frank <tfrank@optushome.com.au> To: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB modem support? Message-ID: <20040221101103.GH98919@marvin.home.local> In-Reply-To: <200402210226.24650.dgw@liwest.at> References: <200402210226.24650.dgw@liwest.at>
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Hi, On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 02:26:24AM +0000, Daniela wrote: > 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. Have you tried: FreeBSD Handbook: http://marvin.home.local/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoa.html Or ports collection: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=speedtouch&stype=all Port: pppoa-1.2b3,1 Path: /usr/ports/net/pppoa Info: Run PPP over Alcatel's USB Speedtouch device Maint: tom@FreeBSD.org Index: net B-deps: R-deps: Regards, Tony
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