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List:       freebsd-newbies
Subject:    RE: detecting ext. modem
From:       "Haikal Saadh" <wyldephyre2 () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2002-02-23 17:23:10
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You don't need to "detect" external modems as such. Just point ppp to
the right com port (set device to cuaa1) in your ppp.conf file.
That's why a lot of people advocate the usage of external modems over
internal ones. Just know that...

Do note that in case anyone was curious, this applies to external
ISDN "modems" as well. Just point ppp at the right serial port and
go. It may not the best solution (read the handbook for why) straight
away, but it works.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> newbies@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Scott Spencer
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:10 PM
> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Subject: detecting ext. modem
>
> I would like to thank the people who responded to my first e-mail,
> it has allowed me to narrow my problem.
>
> I now realize that my PROBLEM is that the OS is NOT DETECTING that
> I have a
> USR 56K EXTERNAL MODEM hooked up to my serial port 2. Thus, when I
> do a dmesg, my sio1 doesn't detect the modem.
> ***How do I get the OS to detect the modem on the serial port?***
>
> I have come across files such as etc/modems, etc/serial.rc and
> others that seem related, but none of its clear, I know something
> needs to be edited, just not which file, or even where to look on
> the freebsd website for the answer.
>
> Please note this is NOT a PPP issue and the answer is not in any
> ppp tutorial. Using ppp assumes that your modem is being correctly
> detected already.
>
> Thank You
> Scott Spencer
>
>
>
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