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Re: ppp redial problem



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It's my understanding that /dev/cua* is outdated and only used for backward
compatability.  /dev/ttyS* is the correct usage.  Which both belong to
dialout.

On 11-Apr-97 Greg Vence wrote:
>Rob Browning wrote:
>> 
>> "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com> writes:
>> 
>> > You mean the modem device or something else? I am using /dev/modem which
>> > is symlinked to /dev/ttyS1 in pppd as well minicom and pppupd both of
>> > which redial correctly.
>> 
>> I may be mistaken, but I think that this can cause problems in some
>> cases, especially with respect to device locking.  I think using a
>> symlink means that in certain locking strategies which base the
>> lockfile name on the file name, a program locking /dev/modem will use
>> the lockfile /var/lock/dev.modem or something, while other programs
>> which are trying to use ttyS1 will use /var/lock/dev.ttyS1.  Both
>> programs will think they have exclusive access to the device, and both
>> will be wrong.
>> 
>Please don't let me start another editor snowball here.  What is the
>difference between /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/cua0?
>
>Thanx -- Greg.
>--
>Greg Vence              | Debian GNU Linux
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>
Have a good one.

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Rick Jones              E-Mail: Rick <rickya@siservices.net> 

Date: 11-Apr-97                                                                                                Time: 14:10:48
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