From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 5 12:20:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2E7116A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:20:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from enmu.edu (em01.enmu.edu [192.94.216.103]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CC0A43D1F for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:20:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from groups@xscd.com) Received: from TSEH018.enmu.edu (TSEH018.enmu.edu [198.59.107.18]) by enmu.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0454BC168 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:20:29 -0700 (MST) From: Steve D To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:21:29 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <20040105095838.S79822@gandalf.eilio.com> In-Reply-To: <20040105095838.S79822@gandalf.eilio.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200401051321.30098.groups@xscd.com> Subject: Re: Installing PCI modem in machine with 4 serial ports (HELP!) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 20:20:33 -0000 On Monday 05 January 2004 11:02 am, Philip Hallstrom wrote: > Hi - > I've got a little computer that has four serial ports built-in to > the motherboard. I want to add a PCI modem (USR 5610B) and am > having a devil of a time. I know this modem works since I've used > it (well, another one just like it) in another machine no problem. > [...] > > The last time I did this it just worked. However, this bit from > the Handbook has me concerned: > >---- These are the four serial ports referred to as COM1 through > COM4 in the MS-DOS/Windows world. --- That's the modem I use (the US Robotics 5610B internal PCI card modem with FreeBSD 5.1)--great modem. Because the modem is inside the computer on the PCI bus, and not attached to one of the two serial ports on the outside of the motherboard (each of which does double duty as two "COM" ports), it is NOT any of COM 1 through COM 4. In FreeBSD (in 5.1 anyway), here are the equivalent devices: Windows FreeBSD 5.1 ------- ----------- COM 1 -> /dev/cuaa0 COM 2 -> /dev/cuaa1 COM 3 -> /dev/cuaa2 COM 4 -> /dev/cuaa3 A PCI-card modem, with its own port on its card -> /dev/cuaa4 -Steve D New Mexico US -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Life is full of answers, if you don't care what the questions are. ----------------------------------------------------------------