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Date:      Sat, 22 May 1999 16:36:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Wayne Cuddy <wayne@crb-web.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   more help.. Re: zoom 56k modem and /etc/gettytab (dialin)
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.990522163455.30872A-100000@crb.crb-web.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990522105754.29377A-100000@crb.crb-web.com>

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Most of the manuals that I have state that I should be using /dev/ttyd0 for my
dialin lines but my /etc/gettytab configuration only seems to work with
/dev/cuaa0.

What are the implications of this?

On Sat, 22 May 1999, Wayne Cuddy wrote:

> Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 11:04:26 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Wayne Cuddy <wayne@crb-web.com>
> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> Subject: zoom 56k modem and /etc/gettytab (dialin)
> 
> Does anyone have an entry they have created in the /etc/gettytab file for a
> zoom56 external modem?  When I use the standard (std.xxx) entries the modem
> either answers and spews crap or never answers at all.  
> 
> If I try to create my own based on the init strings from the book that came
> with the modem using the :ic: command in the gettytab entry, the 'ps' command
> shows that the getty program was able to grab a tty line and I get messages
> from getty that there were modem init problems.  I cannot figure out for the
> life of me how to set this up per the documentation.
> 
> I am not sure how this is ever expected to work as if I can send AT commands
> to the modem via the :ic: section of the gettytab file of course getty was
> able to open the serial line???  So why is this a problem?  What does getty
> continue to respawn?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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