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From: Matthew Blair <Matthew_Blair@jhuapl.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Modem under FreeBSD
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:06:58 -0500
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Hello all,

I just finished installing FreeBSD (2.1.16) for the first time.  I did a
minimal install off of floppies using the bootp.flp and the /bin
distribution.  My question now:  I'm trying to set up user PPP so that I
can download the rest of the distribution straight to my FreeBSD box. 
It seems, though, that FreeBSD is having a problem dialing my modem.  I
have a 2400 baud modem which came integrated on the motherboard (COM1),
and a 14.4K internal modem (ZOOM, COM4).  When I set the modem to
/dev/cuaa3, ppp could not open the modem.  When I set the modem to
/dev/cuaa0, ppp dials the modem, but fails.  Anybody have any idea what
I could be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Matt Blair

e-mail:  Matthew_Blair@jhuapl.edu