Re: OutPut of Pon?
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 10:24:52PM +0100, Keri wrote:
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> > On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:00:52PM +0100, Keri wrote:
> > > /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unreconized option ' /dev/modem' ????
> >
> > Can you show us the contents of that file? It is not clear why this
> > is not working. It may be that /dev/modem is not actually pointing
> > to a valid serial device, such as /dev/ttyS2.
> >
> > Can you also give the output of "ls -l /dev/ttyS? /dev/modem"
> >
> > Do you know if the modem is an external modem, or a built in one?
>
> Am going inside the case now to have a look at the modem. If it _is_ a Win
> modem, I might consider swapping it for something else.
> Unfortunately through my error, I have no documentation
> on the components, but am getting very good at mucking
> about inside.
If it is a winmodem, you might as well forget about it. Some are
supported more or less by linux, but it an agony to get them working.
Get a real modem and use the winmodem to make someone who is stuck in
windows happy.
Cheers,
Joost
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