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Date:      Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:56:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        bob olbrich <rjob@gulftel.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ppp,sio ports, and internal modems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970830225530.664W-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <34061647.C1DD90A7@gulftel.com>

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On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, bob olbrich wrote:

>             I am having difficulties trying to install Freebsd (via
> ftp). 
>         The following  problems exist:
>            First, my first sio port (COM 1) is not found at boot time.
>            Second, during ppp I use the " term"  command, but I
>            cannot connect to the modem. Third, COM1 and COM3
>            have the same interrupt. Any help would be appreciated.

your modem must be attached to COM1 or COM2.  I bet your modem is on COM1
and is Plug & Pray.  You'll need to change the settings on it to
configure itself to COM1 and ignore PnP.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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