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Date:      Tue, 03 Sep 1996 10:17:12 -0400
From:      Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
To:        Steve Bernacki <steve@soma.zipnet.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Can't find my external modem
Message-ID:  <322C3DE8.1AE2@ime.net>
References:  <199609031324.JAA13485@soma.zipnet.net>

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Steve Bernacki wrote:
> 
> This may be a dumb question, but bear with me.  I just aqcuired a
> FreeBSD box, and immediately wanted to get a PPP connection up
> and running.  Excellent, throw a modem on COM1 and test it out.
> Unfortunately, I can't make FreeBSD find the modem.  Here's what
> I'm doing:
> 
> # ppp
> PPP Prompt> set line /dev/cuaa0
> PPP Prompt> term
> [Term started, etc.]
> 
> Then, nothing.  Nothing going to or from the modem.  I've tried
> /dev/cuaa1 and /dev/cuaa2 just to make sure my COM ports weren't
> screwed up, but none of that works.  I know this is a good modem
> (I use it on another machine). My question is: how can I tell if
> FreeBSD is even detecting this modem?
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> -S

It's "set device" not "set line"

ie:
	ppp> set device /dev/cuaa0

-Enjoy
Gary
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