Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:40:34 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What USB dialup modem WILL work with 8.2? Message-ID: <20110826184033.GA1195@tiny> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108261333540.1499@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108261333540.1499@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz>
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El día Friday, August 26, 2011 a las 01:34:03PM -0500, Lars Eighner escribió: > > On the basis of what I now believe was malicious advice, I am out of pocket > for a USB US Robotics 56k dialup modem. However, this device attaches as a > ugen device. I haven't found a way to make ppp on demand work with it > attached that way. > > I do not load umass because I am using hplip and it must be grabbed by ugen. > Otherwise my kernel is generic. However, I would be very surprised that > umass is necessary for the modem to attach correctly. > > So I am asking again: does anyone have a dialup modem of any kind which > works correctly on 8.x to provide ppp-on-demand? If so what is it? Check out ucom(4) or ubsa(4) if your device is supported. I'm using USB based UMTS "modems" with ubsa.ko with success. matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e <guru@unixarea.de> - w http://www.unixarea.de/
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