On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:08:36PM -0000, Paul wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Fred Lieberman" <quartz@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Step 3 negotiate a connection with your ISP > > > > > > > > > How do I initialize my serial port? and what is a serial port?
I've read you do it like this: $ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem then check it with the command: $ ls -lt /dev/modem and you should see something like: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2007-12-12 12:27 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS0 But that is just something I read. I have no idea if that is accurate or not. > > > > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > this should tell you everything you ever needed to know about serial ports > > and more: > > > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html > > The new user might find all that extraneous information somewhat, errm, > extraneous. Lol! Especially trying to read all of that from windows with internet explorer on dialup... > > http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-configure-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet-using-a-ppp-dialup-account.html > > seems to be more useful for the beginner. > > > > > It is ALL in there. > > Heh--ALL is the word, alright. > > -- > Scott Robbins > PGP keyID EB3467D6 > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 > > Buffy: You know, you could have brought that up to us > before we did it. > Giles: I did! I said there could be dire consequences. > Buffy: Yes, but you say that about chewing too fast. > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
