Frank,
You may be right, but I was under the impression that /dev/modem
actually scanned the COM ports for a modem, once it found it, it then
went from there. And it took longer. I switched mine to, when I was
using a modem, to the actual device and it got a dial tone and dialed
"faster."
I just looked on my Linux box that actually still has a modem on it, and
here's what it gives me when I was looked for /dev/modem.
[timh@yoda /dev]$ ls -la m
mcd md16 md25 md6 mdsp15 mdspstat
mixer
mcdx md17 md26 md7 mdsp16 mem
mixer1
md0 md18 md27 md8 mdsp2 midi0
mmetfgrab
md1 md19 md28 md9 mdsp3 midi00
mouse
md10 md2 md29 mdsp1 mdsp4 midi01
mpu401data
md11 md20 md3 mdsp10 mdsp5 midi02
mpu401stat
md12 md21 md30 mdsp11 mdsp6 midi03
msmouse
md13 md22 md31 mdsp12 mdsp7 midi1
music
md14 md23 md4 mdsp13 mdsp8 midi2
md15 md24 md5 mdsp14 mdsp9 midi3
There's nothing in there modem at all. So where it actually finds the
modem... is a mystery to me... <insert creepy Scooby-Doo music here!>
tdh
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* Franki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010222 11:16]:
> I thought /dev/modem was a symbolic link to the correct port if you have it
> configured properly,,, it is in mine,,,
>
> if you chech the /dev/modem link, it should point dirctly to /dev/ttys*
> (depending on what you have your modem plugged into.) I was under the
> impression that it was just an easy way to have lots of apps use the modem
> without having to specify the port in each one...
>
> rgds
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Tim Holmes
> Sent: Friday, 23 February 2001 12:05 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake Dial-UP
>
>
> Fortunately, I no longer have to dial in with Mandrake 7.2, but for the
> duration of my dial up use with it, I used kppp. Which I found very
> useful and didn't cause many application problems like other KDE apps
> did. I would suggest using that. It stayed connected with no problem
> and I rarely had problems with it disconnecting.
>
> Then again I was using a V.90 external modem, and know to shy away from
> Rockwell modems on a whole! The modems can connect a high speeds, but
> they act a lot like an X2 modem in the fact that they are so aggressive
> in how they renegotiate with the remote site, which disconnects very
> frequently. I've had several problems with that Rockwell modem, but at
> times concerned that the machine wasn't handling packets very well since
> I recieved a high number of random disconnects with another USB modem.
>
> But before I get lost in my own person info you don't need, :0), I
> suggest trying kppp. It runs smoothly and is easly configured as well.
> Make sure you go and change the device name to the actual devices name.
> Using /dev/modem slows the connection time because it queries all the
> ports looking for a modem. I've heard this affects other periphials
> attached to these ports.
>
> Hope that helps.
> tdh
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