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Date:      Mon, 09 Aug 1999 22:39:57 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        "Jonathan D. Proulx" <jon@osfn.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Modem not responding at install 
Message-ID:  <199908092139.WAA00879@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 07 Aug 1999 02:53:18 EDT." <19990807025318.A507@amergin..ids.net> 

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> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD via FTP. I got the disk images, booted
> up, all goes well until I try to start ppp0.
> 
> ppp ON> dial
> doesn't do anything.  After 10 sec the chatscript fails without
> dialing. 
> 
> I've tried repeatedly on all serial devices offered
> /dev/cuaa3	# this is where I expect to find my modem
> 		# linux /dev/ttyS3 dos com4
> /dev/cuaa0	# probably my mouse :)
> /dev/cuaa1	# unused to the best of my knowledge
> 
> What am I missing here???

A dial script.  You're meant to use the ``term'' command and do the 
ATDT manually.

> TIA,
> Jon
> -- 
> Email: jon@osfn.org			Resume:
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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>                        <brian@FreeBSD.org>
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