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To: "Frank.A" <avenger@inforamp.net>
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Subject: Re: Modem Setup 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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> I am wondering how to go about seting up my modem to dial up and make a PPP
> connection with an ISP.
> 
>         I have a USR 33.6 Internal and at boot up it picks up on com 2 (sio1)
> 
> I have been trying to use minicom to dial up but when I type minicom I get
> the message can not open /dev/modem.  file missing
> 
I'd suggest trying user-level ppp (aka iijppp) - the program's actually called 
'ppp'.  There are lots of examples in /etc/ppp and it does the dialing for you 
too.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....