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Date:      Mon, 12 Nov 2001 09:08:45 -0500
From:      "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
To:        "Tadimeti Keshav" <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: How to install an external modem?
Message-ID:  <005801c16b83$8abfd4c0$6600000a@ach.domain>
In-Reply-To: <20011112133104.2444.qmail@web21008.mail.yahoo.com>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Tadimeti Keshav
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:31 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: How to install an external modem?
>
> Hello all,
> I had successfully installed a STANDARD installation
> of FreeBSD 4.3
>
> My kernel is GENERIC. I have not compiled it yet.

	You don't need to compile the GENERIC kernel, it's already compiled for
you.

> I then connected an EXTERNAL modem (Creative Blaster
> 56K V.90).
>
> Q1: How do I get FreeBSD to recognize this modem?

	It's more a question of recognizing the port that it's attached to.  Which
com port are you using?  Com1 in the DOS world corresponds to sio0, Com2 as
sio1, etc.

> Q2: How do I dial up? How do I connect to the
> INternet?
>     (what is the equivalent of DIAL_UP connections
> here)

	You are in search of a small book called the Pedantic PPP Primer.  It's
written with an older version of FreeBSD in mind, but it should give you a
good basis for what you would need for version 4.3.  This book is available
lots of places, including freebsd.org.

--- Andy


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