Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 00:22:32 -0400 (EDT) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyway to get connect speed with usermode ppp/tun0 device? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905001925.1062B-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <199709050104.CAA27023@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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Hmmm... My roommate has a box running NT 4.0, and we found a "Dialup Networking Serial Cable between two PCs" modem type under the "standard modem types" section of the modem setup screen. This may get you further along... I've also seen a "null modem cable" .inf file available for download for those that want their 'Doze box to connect directly to a term server's serial port. I have no idea what RAS would think of that, but it's another possibility... Good luck! Charles On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Brian Somers wrote: > > > that, and the NT RAS won't talk to my null-modem cable (the breakout > > > box says it's putting up the correct lines, but the RAS never sees > > > anything, and the client sends stuff and never gets a reply) !!!! > > > > I know this sounds silly, but have you tried chatting with NT and typing: > > > > RING > > > > RING > > > > CONNECT 28800 > > > > RAS is a bit strange; I don't think it puts a modem in AA, it just waits > > for the modem to tell it there's a ring and then waits for CONNECT > > results... > > Thanks for the suggestion. I can get RAS to attempt to "initialize" > the modem now, but *always* at 19200 :( > > The only speeds that I can connect at are 4800, 9600, 14400 & 28800 > (hmmm, *very* modemy), but irrespective of which speed I use, RAS > always sets the port speed to 19200 and says "initializing modem" > 'till I drop DTR. > > I get a small amount of garbage - consistent garbage - but I can't > seem to get things to agree. > > Arrrgggghhh ! > > > Charles > > > > -- > Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org> > <http://www.awfulhak.org>; > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... > >
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