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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!odin.oar.net!malgudi.oar.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: Dave Corcoran <adair@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Mac IIci - NetBSD 1.1 success and problems Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:38:45 -0800 Organization: Camp Modin Lines: 45 Message-ID: <3151A235.7121@netcom.com> References: <jcarr-2103960858540001@jcarr.inxpress.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-stl3-25.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Thu Mar 21 8:35:16 AM PST 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win16; I) Jeff Carr wrote: > > I installed 4 4meg simms bringing my machine to 20meg total and happily I have > yet to have had any problems. I was even able to compile the entire GENERIC > kernel that is the same size as the default one that comes with netbsd1.1. > My machine also works now with 256 colors. It hasn't crashed yet. I even Heh.. makes me wonder how I get by with only 5meg and I can still use 256 colors. > If anyone knows how to successfully make a ppp connection in netbsd I would > love to hear about it. > I tried: > /usr/sbin/pppd connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v "" ATDT5551212 CONNECT "" ogin: > <username> word: <password> /dev/cua0 2400 debug crtscts defaultroute > <ipnumber>: I struggled for a while trying to get this to work, but I was finally able to do it thank to the help of some of the guys on #NetBSD on IRC. Here is the script I use: from my prompt I type "./dialup". dialup is an executable file that I wrote that has one line which is this: pppd /dev/tty00 38400 defaultroute connect 'chat -f /root/netcom' "netcom" is a file I wrote that is the connect script that pppd uses, it looks like this: "" "ATDT9999999" "gin:" "<username>" "word:" "<password>" I think that's it. I made some modifications to the original script I found in the man pages (man pppd). And finally this works all by itself. I'm not at my box now so I can't be 100% sure, but I think that's all there is to it. The original script had "% " "exec pppd passive" after the password there, but that wasn't working for me so I think I took it out. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. Lord knows, enough people have helped me get things running, I'm quite happy to help anyone else struggling with something I've managed to get by :) -Dave Corcoran adair@netcom.com