Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 13:11:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Francis Percival C. Favoreal" <june@adn.edu.ph> Cc: freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.ORG> Subject: Re: modems connected to BOCA 8-ports not responding Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960825130940.220G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960825134323.830B-100000@sili.adn.edu.ph>
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On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote: > I have the following lines inserted in the kernel config: Looks OK (but I'm not familiar with multiport config). > I recompiled the kernel and rebooted. When the new kernel booted, sio4 > upto sio11 were found in their respective ports. OK there. > Now, I tried to connect one modem to the BOCA board to test if the modem > responds. I typed, > > echo at > /dev/ttyd4 > > and I saw no response. The modem's TR lights did not light up. I did this > for all, from ttyd5 upto ttydb and to no luck, the modem's TR lights still > did not light up. I don't think using echo as a test mechanism works. If anything, you should be using /dev/cuaa4 for dialout. ttyd? is for dialin / getty's and such. Try using a utility like cu/tip or seyon for X (something interactive) to test the modems. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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