Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 23:12:08 -0600 From: John Stevens <jms3@mci2000.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: PPP install Message-ID: <3611BDA8.9F656BB0@mci2000.com>
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PPP install asks for me to choose between the detected COM ports through which to make the PPP connection. The 1st install gave me a choice of 2 COM ports (1&2). My modem was using COM3 at the time, so I assumed that FreeBSD was capable of detecting COMs 1 & 2 only. Consequently, to prepare for the 2nd install, I jumpered my modem card from COM3 to COM2, and from IRQ5 to IRQ3. Then I used the Setup BIOS on bootup to disable my 2nd Serial Port to free up the COM2 resources (port address 02F8 and IRQ3). When I booted with FreeBSD floppy and reached the PPP install screen, it only offered me COM1 for modem connection. FreeBSD didn't even recognize my modem on COM2. My modem is a "Boca Research 28.8Kbps MV.34AI" The following is an excerpt from the Intro section of the Advanced User's Guide for this modem: "The Home Fax Modem, along with the supplied driver software, is designed to take advantage of your system's processor, thus eliminating the need for a standard on-board UART." I am willing to purchase the CD-ROM installation, or copy the essential files to a DOS partition via WIN95 and install from that partition. Before I do this however, I would like to know if I will ever be able to use my Modem with FreeBSD; if not, I may want to give Red Hat Linux a try. Thanks for reading my letter. It's a pleasure to communicate with another Son of God who also happens to be a pc Guru. John Stevens To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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