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Subject: Re: modem troubles.
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On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, Shane Nelson wrote:

> 
> 
> After installing freebsd over ftp I'm having troubles getting my modem to
> work.  It works fine in win/dos still, but when i try to use it in freebsd
> it doesn't respond.
> 
> I go into the ppp utility and it opens up like this:
> 
> User process PPP written by Toshinaru OHNO
> log Level is 09
> Can't open /etc/ppp/ppp.secret
> Warning: No password entry for this host in ppp.secret
> Warning: All manipulation is allowed by anyone in the world
> Usring interface: tun0
> Interactive mode.
> ppp ON myname> show modem
> device: /dev/cuaa1 speed 38400
> cs8, none parity
> connect count: 0
> outq: 0
> outqlen: 0
> ppp ON myname> term
> 
> at this point... i can go into term, but the only thing that i can that
> results in any reaction is type "~?" and "~." and "~p"
> nothing is echoed to the screen, no AT commands ahve any response..
> nothing. it just sits there with only those three commands responding.
> 
> Sometimes i can quit out of the ppp prograrm with no problems.. Othertimes
> I'll type quit and it will jsut hang my system, forcing me to reboot.

Ouch!  Make sure your configuration for sio1 is correct.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major