Re: Modem Troubles On A PCI Machine


Subject: Re: Modem Troubles On A PCI Machine
From: Fernando Corvinos (corvinos@stanford.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 18 2000 - 18:11:40 MST


on 11/19/00 2:01 AM, Joe Granville at creature@teleport.com wrote:

I am not really sure about that but every time I have set up my modem I have
never known where it was, so what I do is goining to the PPPsetup from the
Gnome menu and once you are inside and fill up all the spaces there is one
where you select the device and other one where you can check the AT
commands.
Ok so choose a device a check the AT commands until get an answer.
Later I will see exactly where is the program from the menu and I will write
you again.

> Hi... I've been working with my new copy of YDL for a little more than
> two weeks straight now, and I can't get any modem connection. At first,
> I assumed this was due to the much publicized problem between the
> internal modem of 6500 Power Macs and standard modem protocols. So, I
> bought a used PC modem and the proper new cables.
> Still, I can get no connection. I have tried /dev/ttya0, ttyb0, cua0,
> ttyS0, and several others, since the errors I get seem to indicate not
> being able to find the modem... I've tried every connection program I
> can find on the default install, from mincom to Gnome PPP. Still no
> luck.
> Could some one walk me through this, or at least enlighten me as to how
> a serial-based Mac's ports are mapped out? And, if someone knows where I
> can find a MacOS OpenFirmware interface I've read so much about in the
> help files, I'd be obliged.
> ~Joe Granville
>
>



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