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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!pacbell.com!unet!blunt!dsilvia From: dsilvia@blunt.net.com (Dave Silvia) Subject: Re: 1.Cant set Date..... 2.Loss of performance Message-ID: <1993Mar7.203753.11773@unet.net.com> Sender: news@unet.net.com Nntp-Posting-Host: blunt Organization: Network Equipment Technologies References: <1nbk5pINNt4n@escargot.xx.rmit.oz.au> <1993Mar7.041557.834@coe.montana.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1993 20:37:53 GMT Lines: 28 In article <1993Mar7.041557.834@coe.montana.edu> osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen) writes: >In article <1nbk5pINNt4n@escargot.xx.rmit.oz.au> s913543@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Joe Demian) writes: >>Thirdly.. I have tried using tip with several patches..and it still >>does not dial, it tells me that it is dialing, but it just sits idle. >>My modem is connected to com2 and when I cancel the dialing the host >>lights flash on my modem, so it is using the right com port. > >For what it's worth, tip has never worked for me either. Get kermit. > Not meaning to discourage anyone from getting kermit (I use it, too.), but I have no problems with tip (I'm tipped in from my home 386bsd now). I have these entries in my /etc/remote: # Hardwired line com1c|com1:dv=/dev/com1:br#9600: com1b:dv=/dev/com1:br#2400: com2c|com2:dv=/dev/com2:br#9600: com2b:dv=/dev/com2:br#2400: I just execute the following in an xterm: tip com2b atdt<company_phone_number> And I'm in! Is there something I'm missing? Dave S.