On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 10:24:52PM +0100, Keri wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:00:52PM +0100, Keri wrote: > > > /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unreconized option ' /dev/modem' ???? > > > > Can you show us the contents of that file? It is not clear why this > > is not working. It may be that /dev/modem is not actually pointing > > to a valid serial device, such as /dev/ttyS2. > > > > Can you also give the output of "ls -l /dev/ttyS? /dev/modem" > > > > Do you know if the modem is an external modem, or a built in one? > > Am going inside the case now to have a look at the modem. If it _is_ a Win > modem, I might consider swapping it for something else. > Unfortunately through my error, I have no documentation > on the components, but am getting very good at mucking > about inside.
If it is a winmodem, you might as well forget about it. Some are supported more or less by linux, but it an agony to get them working. Get a real modem and use the winmodem to make someone who is stuck in windows happy. Cheers, Joost
