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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: configuring modem device
Date: 30 Jun 1996 01:25:15 -0500
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the Abadoo! (abadoo@norfolk.infi.net) wrote:
: I'm running FreeBSD 2.0.5
: and i intend on connecting to my local ISP via PPP.......
: however I can't seem to find/figure out how to get FreeBSD to
: recognize my internal modem...which is on com4/irq3
: cuaa3 is the com4 port but after i edit the ppp.conf file and 
: run ppp i get a message that it can't find my modem...and that my
: cuaa3 device is not configured......
: any help concerning this would be greatly appreciated..

: thanks

IRQ 3 is a bad move if it conflicts with your second serial port.
Change it to 5 or 9.

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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....