Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 22:12:09 -0700 From: Caleb Walker <calebwalker@netzero.net> To: Thomas Good <tomg@mailhost.nrnet.org> Cc: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Modem Message-ID: <392F5929.99F49FE9@netzero.net> References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000526090126.31614A-100000@mailhost.nrnet.org>
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It looks like I can just edit the ppp.conf file and it will all be all right but how
do I know what device my modem is connected to?
Thomas Good wrote:
> On Fri, 26 May 2000, Sue Blake wrote:
>
> > On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 06:23:04PM -0700, Caleb Walker wrote:
> > > I have no Idea. What I have done is out of a book and I dont think it is
> > > even touching the icing on the cake. I have in KPPP all cuaaX's but i think
> > >
> > > my modem is tun0, but it is not configured either. I dont seem to have good
> > > info on making modems work. I am not very good at UNIX yet, but I am
> > > getting better.
>
> Actually your modem is a device like /dev/cuaa0 (an unfortunate name)...
> tun0 is tunnel-zero, another unfortunate name - this time for user ppp.
>
> All you need do is edit /etc/ppp/ppp.conf as root and add in your values.
> I just got this happening and would be happy to send my ppp.conf if you
> need a working model to compare with the distribution file (which I found
> a bit obtuse.)
>
> Once the file is happening you start ppp with: # ppp -background
>
> Documentation is available in Greg's book (on the cd as book.txt), however,
> I like two forms of docs: One that begins with 'remove the shrinkwrap,
> take a break...' or a working example. I prefer the latter.
>
> If such an example is of value, let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
> > It is too early to blame yourself, or the modem! I've seen a few people
> > people ditch kppp, read 'man ppp' and do what it says, and have the
> > thing up in a moment or two with no dramas. If you will try that, let us
> > know how it works out.
>
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