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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Recommended Modem for FreeBSD 2.1.5
Date: 30 Oct 1996 10:44:35 -0000
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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References: <32694D0C.4290@eclipse.net> <553f30$7is@newshost.lanl.gov>
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In article <553f30$7is@newshost.lanl.gov>,
crs@lanl.gov (Charlie Sorsby) writes:
: In article <32694D0C.4290@eclipse.net>,
: Ken Tylor <kentylor@eclipse.net> wrote:
: = Can anyone recommend the best external modem to purchase to work with
: = FreeBSD 2.1.5? The modem will be used for PPP and dialin. Thanks in
: = advance.
:
: Are there any known problems with Microcom (DeskPorte FAST and
: 28.8S)? I can tip to it and dial manually but I've yet to be able
: to get it to autodial--kind of unhandy for demand ppp... :(
:
: I've probably done something dumb or omitted something but...
Must be a config thing !
Try the following (you'll need to tweak phone numbers and IPs):
/etc/ppp/ppp.conf:
default:
set device /dev/cuaa0
set speed 115200
disable lqr
deny lqr
set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" ATZ OK-AT-OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 45 CONNECT"
set debug Phase Chat LCP
demon:
set phone 901716640666
set login "TIMEOUT 10 login:-\\r-login: awfulhak word: xxxxxxxx ocol: PPP TIMEOUT 60 HELLO"
set dfilter 0 permit 0/0 158.152.1.222
set timeout 600
set openmode active
set ifaddr 158.152.17.1 158.152.1.222/16
delete ALL
add 0 0 HISADDR
/etc/ppp/ppp.linkup:
demon:
delete ALL
add 0 0 HISADDR
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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