From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Nov 13 10:59:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA07893 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 10:59:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from skyserv.med.osd.mil (skyserv.med.osd.mil [199.209.8.144]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id KAA07870; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 10:58:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rpotts@med.osd.mil) Received: from (ae1970.med.osd.mil [161.14.168.22]) by skyserv.med.osd.mil (8.6.8.1/SCA-6.6) with SMTP id NAA26834; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 13:58:41 -0500 From: "Ross Potts" Message-Id: <9711131358.ZM7559@unknown.zmail.host> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 13:58:40 -0500 X-Mailer: ZM-Win (3.2.1 11Sep94) To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: modems Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Okay, I'm not a newbie. But, for the life of me, I have never had to use a modem. I've led a privileged life of working in a set environment with all the NICs I could carry. Now I want to use a modem on FreeBSD at home. Before I started leaning over to this OS, I tried Linux. Then I heard that they would not take winmodems. On my Compaq Presario, that is apparently what I have(no jumpers!). That and the stupidly easy setup in FreeBSD made me change over. I have since then bought a motorola modemsurfr-33.6(with jumpers). Wouldn't you know it... two days after I bought it, I found (in the FreeBSD Handbook?) how to change IRQ settings in userconfig. Maybe I could still use the winmodem and save the settings like described for NICs? I will keep both modems. My problem is this: I have yet to be able to get a dial tone! AARRRGghhhhh! I'm using a book for Linux, but the concept is the same in how to set the dev files! I know once I get a dial tone, setting ppp will be simple. Can anyone send some info other than reading the FAQs and handbook? -- UNIX Rules!!! Ross Potts Internet : Ross.Potts@med.osd.mil EDS-D/SIDDOMS Phone : (703) 824-7601 Skyline Two, Suite 1200 Beeper : 5203 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041