From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 5 20:40:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA15042 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:40:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts14-line5.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.171]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA15037 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:40:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id UAA00335; Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:39:41 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:39:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Jason Parsons cc: questions@freebsd.com Subject: Re: install question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Jason Parsons wrote: > I am not sure if this is the right place to send this question, but I > would appreciate any help. I am trying to install Freebsd over FTP using > the boot disk image. I got as far as the ppp prompt, but I cannot dial > my ISP to install... I tried "term" and the "AT commands", but it seems > like I cannot contact my modem. I am a DOS user, so I don't know much > about UNIIX. Is there something I should do?? Thanks in advance for any > help. At the ppp> prompt, type show modem Check the device. /dev/cuaa0 corresponds to sio0/COM1, /dev/cuaa1 to sio1/COM2. Note that due to video system conflicts, com ports above COM2 are not supported on the boot floppy. You may need to move your modem onto port 1 or 2. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major