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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!news.duke.edu!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!inews.intel.com!xws181.sc.intel.com!mwilley From: mwilley@xws181.sc.intel.com (Mark F Willey) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Configuring Modem? Date: 21 Jul 1995 23:27:03 GMT Organization: Intel Lines: 21 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3upd47$d49@inews.sc.intel.com> References: <3ui3q3$2d@umbc9.umbc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 143.183.32.27 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In article <3ui3q3$2d@umbc9.umbc.edu>, jjasen1@umbc.edu (John E.R. Jasen) writes: |> Hello, |> I have been busily trying to install and configure NetBSD/i386 over the |> last while, and have finally gotten to my modem. However, being an almost |> complete novice when it comes to installing and configuring, I have *no* |> idea as to what to do next. |> Can anyone <specifically step by step> tell me how to config the modem? |> And, while I am at it, is there a BSD-specific manual or FAQ that can be |> snagged anywhere? Finally, can anyone recommend a decent terminal |> program, for after I get my modem working properly? First, your kernel needs to have the modem device configured. See the entries in the kernel config files dealing with "com". Next, fire up kermit, and go. In kermit, tell it which com port to use with "set line /dev/tty0?" where the ? is the com port number (they start with 0). Get the FAQ from ftp.netbsd.org or a mirror. Mark -- Mark Willey - Intel P6c DLA - (408) 765-3913 - mwilley@mipos2.intel.com