Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:39:46 -0600 (CST) From: JB <jrs@mcs.net> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quick question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971218123546.337A-100000@Venus.mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971218122943.15979N-100000@shell.futuresouth.com>
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the modem (accura 56k) doesn't dial. tried 2 sites. I have a network card in my box(tried installing with the network card out still doesn't work) Its kinda funny because i tried setup multiple times and sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't doesn't recognize my modem!!! John ********************************* * M C S N E T * * Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II * * jrs@mcs.net * ********************************* > On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, JB wrote: > > Well i couldn't connect to my isp. I tried everything. My friend who > > installed it via PPP connection couldn't even get it to work. He sayed it > > must be a problem with my modem. plus when i look at the devices it > > reports back to me it shows i have 23 conflicts (all of which i resolved). > > I think i might try an install via dos partition unless you have any other > > ideas. Thank you. > Hmm.. Well, let's see. Here are my ideas, in no particular order: > 1) check IRQ and port address > 2) make sure you're using the right port (cuaa0 for COM1, cuaa1 for COM2, > etc) > 3) make sure that from within the ppp program disable lqr and deny lqr are > set; I think they should be by default, but... > 4) make sure that fter you dial in and connect, you hit ~p to put ppp into > packet mode > 5) make sure your setting for nameserver, domain, etc are done right > 6) maybe try one of the mirror sites? > > Can you give me a little more info? like, exactly where does it break > down? Does it dial? Can you hear the modems talking to each other? does > it even run PPP? Is your modem detected during bootup? > > > John Sconiers II > > > > ********************************* > > * M C S N E T * > > * Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II * > > * jrs@mcs.net * > > ********************************* > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | > * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * > | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| > * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * > | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > > >
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