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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Modem dialup help needed... Date: 22 May 1996 03:04:35 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 18 Message-ID: <4ntsnj$199@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4nonsi$g27@villa.fc.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: anorak.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Blake Freeburg (blakef@mrdata.com) wrote: : Hi, : I have a Practical Peripheral 28.8 MT II I am trying to hook up to my : FreeBSD box. Anyone have some hints of what I would need to add to the : /etc/modems database as far as commands? : So far, I have gotten it to answer the call, but nothing more - no login : prompt. It's new to me, so I am trying to get it all going. Anything I do : learn I am going to write up and submit to the handbook, so please email me. Try looking at the man pages on 'ttys', 'gettytab' and 'getty'.... There's lots of stuff in there that you may find useful. Post a more specific question if you don't have any luck. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....