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Date:      Fri, 30 Aug 1996 23:01:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Yegor D. Sinelnikov" <yegor@grn4.recyclenet.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions List <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: modem configuration: tip question
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960830230012.267W-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960830153855.285A@grn4.recyclenet.com>

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On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Yegor D. Sinelnikov wrote:

> please help me to figure out how to use tip interface to do a modem
> configuration, dialup e t.c.. I have followed the instructions in 
> freebsd documentation and get stuck at ``tip'' command. It seems to
> understand the entries from the /etc/remote file but does not want to
> search /etc/phones if ``@'' is specified. But that's ok. My question
> is: how can I use tip (what should be the syntax, could you give the
> examples) to configure my modem.
> 
> And the problem is that if I type:
> 
> # tip netcom
> 
> It says:
> 
> >> tip: unknown modem hayes
> >> unknown ACU type
> >> [EOT]
> 
> where netcom is standard entry in /etc/remote file. What does it mean?

1)  there is no modem type 'hayes' in /etc/modems.  This ellicits the
'unknown ACU type' error (ACU = Asynchronous Communications Unit)

> In the rest, I can dial in (from other computer) and I see getty waiting
> at ttyd1 port.  
> 
> I will appriciate your help very much.

Try connecting to the modem directly using cu -l cuaa? .  Replace ? with
the proper unit number.

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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