From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 7 06:24:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA11342 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 06:24:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server4.mpcbbs.com.br (server4.mpc.com.br [200.246.0.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA11331 for ; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 06:24:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from capriotti@geocities.com) Received: from hot_nt (node62.mpc.com.br [200.246.0.62]) by server4.mpcbbs.com.br (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id LAA05411; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 11:24:08 -0300 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980307232719.00964c90@pop.mpc.com.br> X-Sender: capriotti@pop.mpc.com.br X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 23:28:48 -0300 To: Brian Somers From: Capriotti Subject: Re: Talking about PPP Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Actually it was a silly problem with the modem initialization string, which was already solved. (I've used a file from a site, an it had a typo) PPP, after I said "dial" was trying to dial with no access to modem, and, changing the ppp.config a little bit made the ppp answerr "What" when I said "dial". But that was all. Thanks to all of you who helped me with this ! At 12:45 PM 3/7/98 +0000, you wrote: >> It seems that PPP is giving us some trouble these days, isn't it ? > >No. I've had two reports about utmp logging. Everything else has >been either finger trouble or people using archaic versions of the >software. > >Of course lots of people don't read the documentation - but there's >now a README.devel file in the sources to point people in the right >direction :-) > >> My turn: >> >> /dev/cuaa1 exists, kernel recognizes existence of serial port 1 (comm 2 w/ >> external modem) but when I call >> >> #ppp PC >> >> I get the ppp prompt, but before that I get an "Interactive mode"; >> >> If I say >> >> >dial PC >> >> it says it is trying to dial, but no access is made to the modem. >> >> Ideas ? (I don't have my ppp.conf here rigt now, or I would have attached it) > >What does `show modem' say ? Are you using the correct device ? Can >you access it with tip/cu/kermit etc ? Are you sure you have no IRQ >conflicts ? > >> TIA ! > >-- >Brian , , > >Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message