Re: Connecting to the Net
Subject: Re: Connecting to the Net
Date: Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 01:44:19PM -0500
In reply to:Kent West
Quoting Kent West(westk@nicanor.acu.edu):
> Wayne Topa wrote:
>
> > Subject: Connecting to the Net
> > Date: Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 10:42:03PM +1000
> >
> > In reply to:Andrew J Fortune
> >
> > Quoting Andrew J Fortune(mathman99@geocities.com):
> > >
> > > This is another newbie question.....
> > >
> > > I am trying to connect to the Net. I have run PPPConfig, hopefully
> > > successfully, and have then tried to run PON. I got the following message :
> > >
> > > /usr/sbin/pppd: In file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option
> > > '/dev/modem'
> > >
> > > Obviously there is no entry for my modem, but how do I fix it ?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Andrew J Fortune
> > >
> > >
> > When pppconfig ashed for a provider, you put in your isp name, right?
> > Then try this pon your_isp_name Let us know if that fixes it.
> >
> > --
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> > the continuing viability of FORTRAN.
> > -- Alan Perlis
> > _______________________________________________________
> > Wayne T. Topa <wtopa@mindspring.com>
> >
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> /dev/modem is a "generic" term for where your modem actually is. You can solve this
> in one of two ways: 1) make a symlink named /dev/modem that points to your actual
> modem (not recommended, because the system then can't place a lock on the modem to
> prevent two people/processes from trying to use it at the same time), and
> 2) modifying the provider file to point to the modem. #2 is the better route; simply
> change the "/dev/modem" to /dev/ttyS[0-3]", where [0-3] is the number of the "com
> port" your modem is on (the Windows Com port number minus one).
>
> You may run into similar problems with a serial mouse; some config files may point to
> /dev/mouse when it should point to /dev/ttyS[0-3].
>
>
>
>
Kent is partly correct in his explanation about /dev/modem. The pppconfig
script, however, does not use /dev/modem if it is run correctly. The
only 'provider' script that contains /dev/modem is the default one.
If you 'did' change the default 'provider' when you ran the script
your script (/etc/ppp/peers/XXXX) will be called What_you
_Replaced_provider_with and it will NOT have /dev/modem in it.
ie: from my /etc/ppp/peers/mindspring
/dev/ttyS0 #pppconfig_dev
Therefore Kents solution it is not the correct way to fix your problem.
Read the pppconfig man page and run pppconfig again.
Please do not copy me and the list. I do not need two copies of
replies.
--
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice
versa.
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Wayne T. Topa <wtopa@mindspring.com>
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