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From: cyril@dircon.co.uk (Tony/Amber Lawson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: modem help on PC
Date: 31 Aug 1995 22:37:15 GMT
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Hi...I need some help with my modem please!

It works fine under DOS. 
I have on COM2. In NetBSD if I do 'cu -l tty01 -s 19200' then the modem
light comes on...so far so good. Any typing apart from '~' commands 
generate a read/write error (this is as root). 
If I do 'cu -l tty01 -s 19200 <phone number>' or 'cu -n -l tty01 -s 19200'
or some variations, I get a bad port error.
How are you meant to use 'cu'? Can it really dial modem numbers? How does
it know how to configure the modem?

Is the tip command better? My modem is a Supra 288; from the manual 
pages I am unsure as to whether it is supported by tip.

Grateful for any help...I really do want to use unix rather than dos....

Tony