Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:30:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Chris Martino <chrismar@mail.eclipse.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Modem Problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980413002953.4663P-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.980411181817.3923C-100000@mail.eclipse.net>
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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Chris Martino wrote: > To Whom it may Concern: > > The other day I installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a machine from CD. The > installation went very smoothly, as well ass the setup of X and > everything else. > > The only problem we have yet to solve is how to establish a PPP > connection. I've printed all the pages in the FAQ and handbook > pertaining to the subject, but I still can't seem to get it to work. > > I'm unsure of the exact modem it is (I can find out if you need it) but I > know that it is a Modem/Sound Card combonation. In windows95 it runs on > COM3 and COM4. Both? No, it's usually one or the other. > In freebsd i know that the corresponding ports for COM3 and 4 is > /dev/cuaa2 and /dev/cuaa3 but for somer reason the script won't work with > either. When I try to run the script it says "/dev/cuaa2 not configured" > and "/dev/cuaa3 not configured" In fact it does that with cuaa1 - cuaa4 > for some odd reason cuaa0 will let the script run, but the modem doesn't > dial or anything. Check the boot messages and make sure sio3 and sio4 are being probed. If not, you'll need to rebuild your kernel to activate them. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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