Rob Browning wrote: > > "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > You mean the modem device or something else? I am using /dev/modem which > > is symlinked to /dev/ttyS1 in pppd as well minicom and pppupd both of > > which redial correctly. > > I may be mistaken, but I think that this can cause problems in some > cases, especially with respect to device locking. I think using a > symlink means that in certain locking strategies which base the > lockfile name on the file name, a program locking /dev/modem will use > the lockfile /var/lock/dev.modem or something, while other programs > which are trying to use ttyS1 will use /var/lock/dev.ttyS1. Both > programs will think they have exclusive access to the device, and both > will be wrong. > Please don't let me start another editor snowball here. What is the difference between /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/cua0?
Thanx -- Greg. -- Greg Vence | Debian GNU Linux KH2EA/4 | Diamond 2000 (7npw 4cpw) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | There is time for what's important
