Re: PON: provider file error
On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, BOB'S MAIL wrote:
> I am NEW, but getting experience!
>
> >From the Debian~# prompt I execute pon, I get the following responses depending whether I have '/dev/modem' or '/dev/modem!' in the provider file (per instructions):
>
> /usr/sbin/pppd: In file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized D option '/dev/modem'
> /usr/sbin/pppd: In file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized D option '/dev/modem!'
>
> dselect ran ppconfig and I answered the queries correctly and see my responses in files I have observed with mc while trying to get the above working. So from root:
>
> 1. How do I get the modem installed in the system working at Com 4 without the provider induced
> error?
Try using /dev/ttyS3 (DOS COM4) as the device in the provider file, and if
that does not work, send the contents of the provider file to the list..
someone should be able to help you.
Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)
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