Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 01:58:38 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Peter J Thiemann <pjt@Cs.Nott.AC.UK> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problem w ppp installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811070157420.6949-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <363DEDEE.BA9FDA4E@cs.nott.ac.uk>
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On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Peter J Thiemann wrote: > I'm trying to install freeBSD 3.0 on my laptop via PPP. > I'm using a Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56. > It installs itself in Win98 as COM5 and I've verified that the > connection works using a terminal program. > However, the freebsd installation menu from the boot disk does not allow > me to access COM5. > Is there any way to get around this problem? Under FreeBSD it will no map to COM5 (ie, sio4). When you insert the card, see what sio port it maps to, then access the corresponding /dev/cuaaX port for dialout. Ie, if it comes up on sio3, point ppp at /dev/cuaa3. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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