Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 14:22:51 -0500 (CDT) From: kf7nn@kf7nn.com To: BEAUPRE Antoine <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Using minicom with a pppdaemon Message-ID: <XFMail.980511142520.kf7nn@kf7nn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980511130658.10387A-100000@derby.jsp.umontreal.ca>
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i dont think you can run 2 programs that access the same port at the same time. looks like ppp won that battle! kinda like trying to fax something via the modem while being connected to a bbs with the same modem. On 11-May-98 BEAUPRE Antoine wrote: >Hi! > >I got a PPP daemon set up in background. Now I can't use fetchmail to get >new mail via POP3, (see other postings...) so I'd like to connect to the >remote host via minicom. Now, if the daemon is running, I can't get >minicom to of anything right! It just seems to "monitor" the connection >made by ppp. Its like I start minicom while ppp isn't connected, and ppp >justs start connecting! And minicom sits there and watches! I got to kill >the ppp daemon in order to get minicom to work properly... > >Any clues? > >+-----------------------------------+ >| Free the world from businessmen | >| Free yourself from your money | >+-----------------------------------+ >Free the web. >Spidey > >visit: http://www.JSP.UMontreal.CA/~beaupran > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: kf7nn@kf7nn.com Date: 11-May-98 Time: 14:22:51 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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