Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 10:37:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Marty Poulin <mpoulin@rascal.honk.org> To: EinreinM@hurlburt.af.mil Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: configuring a modem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990507102411.13446A-100000@rascal.honk.org> In-Reply-To: <89A9DA446D81D2118163022048400E83DE5D6D@exwncc001.hurlburt.af.mil>
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I don't know about the KDE ppp interface, but FreeBSD comes with the user ppp application built in. Look it up in the handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html This should get you going quite easily - you can set it up to have your modem dial automatically when you start an internet application. One thing to keep in mind which may cause you lots of grief. You don't mention what brand of modem you are using; in a lot of cases, people buy these inexpensive "WinModems" which are software-driven. I don't know if FreeBSD has the drivers for these modems - it's not likely since by their very name, the modems are designed to work with Microsoft Windows drivers only. The problem with these modems is that because they don't have any built-in hardware flow control, they are dependant on your PC's CPU to do all of the work - this is where the Windows virtual device driver comes in. If you don't have the driver, you will be lucky to have the modem work as a 2400bps modem, if at all. So you may want to check on that - look at the hardware.txt file to see if your modem is supported by FreeBSD, and if it is a WinModem, you may want to consider investing in a "true" v.90 modem. M. On Fri, 7 May 1999 EinreinM@hurlburt.af.mil wrote: > How do I get my PnP modem to work in FreeBSD so that I may then use PPP in > the KDE environment? I tried using minicom but got errors saying using > default configuration file, unable to find device. > > I purchased an inexpensive emachine and installed FreeBSD 3.1 on it, > overwriting everything on the hard drive. I accepted the defaults during > install and added, I think, all of the ports from the first CD in the 4 CD > set. > > Base system: Intel 366 celeron, 96MB, 4.3GB HD, V.90 PnP modem, ATI 3D Rage > IIC. > > Thanks > -Mark > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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