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Date:      Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:30:29 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Chris Martino <chrismar@mail.eclipse.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Modem Problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980413002953.4663P-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.980411181817.3923C-100000@mail.eclipse.net>

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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Chris Martino wrote:

> To Whom it may Concern:
> 
> The other day I installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a machine from CD.  The 
> installation went very smoothly, as well ass the setup of X and 
> everything else.
> 
> The only problem we have yet to solve is how to establish a PPP 
> connection.  I've printed all the pages in the FAQ and handbook 
> pertaining to the subject, but I still can't seem to get it to work.
> 
> I'm unsure of the exact modem it is (I can find out if you need it) but I 
> know that it is a Modem/Sound Card combonation.  In windows95 it runs on 
> COM3 and COM4.

Both?  No, it's usually one or the other.

> In freebsd i know that the corresponding ports for COM3 and 4 is 
> /dev/cuaa2 and /dev/cuaa3 but for somer reason the script won't work with 
> either.  When I try to run the script it says "/dev/cuaa2 not configured" 
> and "/dev/cuaa3 not configured" In fact it does that with cuaa1 - cuaa4 
> for some odd reason cuaa0 will let the script run, but the modem doesn't 
> dial or anything.

Check the boot messages and make sure sio3 and sio4 are being probed.  If
not, you'll need to rebuild your kernel to activate them.


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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