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>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> -----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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?005801c16b83$8abfd4c0$6600000a>