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Re: Minicom



On Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 09:00:38PM -0600, tango@inx.net wrote:
> I installed and configured minicom but I'm still have a few problems.  I
> ran minicom and entered the prefix and phone number, the modem dialed-up
> and connected to my isp.  I then entered my user id and passwd and it
> when into ppp data or something to that effect and started sending data
> (aka junk and random symbols).  I hit ctrl-A then q, and it asked me if
> I wanted to quit without resetting, I said yes and it dropped me back at
> the prompt.  I typed pppd and it didn't do nothing, but it didn't give

That's because it tried to connect a ppp session with the terminal
you typed it on, eg the virtual console. use pppd /dev/ttyS1 or
whatever port your modem is on. You will probably want to have
some other options set in /etc/ppp/options too.


hamish
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