Re: serial port question

[Stephen Hardman <hardguy@it.net.au>]

> On Thu, 6 May 1999, Thomas Adams wrote:
> 
> > > If you have a PPP link to your internet provider, you can use pon and poff
> > > to hook your machine up to the net.  Read PPP-HOWTO (and anything else
> > > that ends in HOWTO that catches your fancy, like Serial-HOWTO)
> > 
> > Whereas this does not work. While I can now use minicom, PPP dialers still
> > don't work. Is it possible to simulate what minicom did with the serial port
> > when toggling the port speed? I already tried using minicom and quitting it,
> > but regardless if I reset the modem or not when quitting the program PPP
> > dialers still don't get an answer from the modem.
> 
> pppd (the thing that actually does the PPP) is probably not looking in the
> right spot for your modem.  There are a few setup files that need to be
> configured for PPP to work.  One is /etc/ppp/peers/provider, another is
> /etc/ppp/options.  There might be more; configure these two files and see
> if it works.  There is documentation within the files, most of it is
> self-explanatory.
> 
> You may also have to set up /etc/chatscripts/provider - this is the script
> that actually dials the modem and types in your password.
> 

Or use pppconfig - then when that's complete type pon <provider> :)

Regards,
Steve Hardman