Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 10:44:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Exhausting modem problems ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970416104226.29831D-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970416080723.219z-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > Good -> cheap. You couldn't upgrade the external? Most manufacturers > > will upgrade you for cheap or, in the case of Supra, it's just a flash > > upgrade. I've seen more of this change blow up and die under FreeBSD. > > Face it people, internal modem flaunt the serial port standard and > > *won't*work*. > > *groan* Point in favor of *ack* MicroSloth...this modem is supposedly > rock-solid under a friends Windows box... Heh, bad RAM is "rock solid" under a Windows box. If it's Windows compatible, it cuts corners. Case in point, my laptop. Has a wonderful 'certified DOS and Windows compatible' sticker on it, and OS/2 can barely stand the thing. > > > Can anyone suggest what I might want to look into to determine which > > > end of the connection is having the problems? All I know now is that no > > > packets are getting through. > > > > Get rid of your internal and upgrade your external? :) I have *never* > > trusted internals. I can't watch their lights and make sure they aren't > > doing evil things behind my back. > > Oh well, guess I'll have to live with it until I can afford to > upgrade :( It was given as a gift from a friend, and since it was a higher > speed, I gave me old external 28.8 to my sister...3 provinces away...to > use on her computer :( Oh, I see. It's hard to turn away gifts, no matter how cheap... > > > As you can tell, I'm touchy about this. :) > > That's okay...if it wasn't free and a higher speed then what I > was using, I would have run scared...I'm pretty much of the same opinion > about internals :( Guess I just got my reminder as to why ... :( Oh well... I suppose you could play with the settings. Try moving it to COM1 or COM2 and see if FreeBSD will pick it up then. 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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