>>>>> "Mikael" == Mikael Bendtsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Mikael> And by which device should I call my modem which is Mikael> connected to the second serial port? /dev/cua1 or Mikael> /dev/ttyS1? Where can I find out more about this? The Linux guru community seems to be divided on this question. I had always read that the cua devnames are for _dialout_ connections, and the ttyS devices are for _dialin_ connections (or was it the other way around?)... But recently I installed mgetty+sendfax (useful if you want to receive faxes, but also need to dial-up capacity on the same line) and while browsing the docs, came upon the following tidbit: "Some guys seemingly can't resist posting misinformation to the net all the time, don't believe 'em. The `/dev/cua*' devices are *not* different from the `/dev/ttyS*' devices concerning data flow or modem control lines. . . . "We use `/dev/ttyS*' all the time for dial-in *and* for dial-out, and believe me, it works. . . . "I'd recommend against using `/dev/modem' as a link to the real device, but if you do that, make it a *hard link* to the appropriate `/dev/ttyS*'." After reading this, I switched to an all "ttyS" system -- i.e. I use the ttyS device everywhere instead of the "cua" or "/dev/modem" devices, and everything works great. -- Nathan L. Cutler Linux Enthusiast http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~nlc -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]