From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Oct 25 02:26:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA25890 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 02:26:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sbservices.com (relay.sbservices.com [207.51.66.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA25883 for ; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 02:26:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ChrisMic@sbservices.com) Received: from thoth.sbservices.com (root@thoth.sbservices.com [199.174.17.20]) by sbservices.com (8.8.6/8.8.6) with ESMTP id FAA15068; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 05:26:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from site3s1.sbservices.com (site3s1.sbservices.com [169.3.160.40]) by thoth.sbservices.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id FAA08632; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 05:23:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by site3s1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Sun, 25 Oct 1998 05:26:12 -0500 Message-ID: <29C83908FF4FD2118D2C00A0C90FCB44087398@site2s1> From: Christopher Michaels - SSG To: "'larry_nilsen'" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: setting up modem Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 05:26:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > -----Original Message----- > From: larry_nilsen [SMTP:larry_nilsen@eee.org] > Sent: Sunday, October 25, 1998 3:01 AM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: setting up modem > > Hi im trying to get ppp running on my FREEBSD system.Im just a regular > user that wants to cruise the internet,I have a internet provider im > trying > to dial into but i havent set this system up sucsessfully yet.Can you > please tell > me what to Put in my /et/ppp/ppp.conf file and how it should look in there > so i > can type ppp at the #prompt and get ppp started. i have my > login Name: !!!!!!! > Password: !!!!!!!! > E-mail login name: !!!!! > E-mail Passwrd: !!!!!!! > I just need to know how to put them in ppp.conf file properly so i can > use them.If this helps i have a dynamic address all the time never the > same!!!! > Ok, have you read the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.sample file? Everything you need to know is in there. I'd be happy to help you with the finer points of setting up the ppp.conf but I won't write it for you. > One last think Im trying to see if my modem is even recognized by my > kernel to see if all even be able to hook up and this is what it looks > like? > # dmesg | grep sio > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa > sio0: type 16550A > This means it detected your modem on what's called COM1 in DOS. > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio1: not found at 0x2f8 > This means there is no COM2 detected. > Does this mean i have a winmodem and wont be able to use it with > FREEBSD.? Any Help Here Would Be Appreciated. ThankYou > No, you're modem was detected on COM1, which in FreeBSD is called /dev/cuaa0. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message