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Date:      Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:59:04 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        wott@mail.iserv.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: NEWBIE questions - cu & named
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970224225811.4530M-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199702242115.QAA26225@mail.iserv.net>

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On Mon, 24 Feb 1997 wott@mail.iserv.net wrote:

> 
> I'm relatively new to FreeBSD (2.1.6) and am having a couple of 
> problems.
> When trying to use cu, I receive an error that the specified port is
> not found (cuaa2).  I can use ecu, and dial right out,  but the
> display gets set so the text is black on black.  Any suggestions? I'm
> trying to attach to an older system and have to use some form of cu. 

Make sure you are in the dialer group (see /etc/group).  

> Also, I need the terminal type set to an att605 so when/if I get
> connected I will be able to read things, will this be a problem?

You need to tell the remote side you're an att605.

> The named problem is minor, when starting up, I get an error that the
> named.boot file is not found, but by loading it from a command prompt,
> it loads just fine... possibly a problem in where it is located in the
> sysconfig ? 

Perhaps, make sure the path to named.boot is given explicitly.

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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