Thanks for all of the help with this question. I did just as everyone
suggested
and created the symbolic link to the com port and it worked great. I also
had to
reset which device to be used in kppp.
Thanks,
b/web
Wade
At 12:39 PM 5/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Easiest way is to delete /dev/modem
>then ln -s /dev/modem /dev/ttyS<number of modem>
>The 'number of modem' property listed above is just which com port it's
>on... remember Linux starts counting at 0 (Which everyone should)...
>So Com1 is ttyS0
> Com2 is ttyS1 ...etc.
>Whichever Com port it's set to, just specify it there.
> -=Ron=-
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:08 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] my winmodem/wish it was a linmodem
>
>
>Hi List,
>
>Well I sure am glad to see that I have not been alone in my journey through
>'winmodem' land. Yes in fact be it well known by all that if you have a
>'Creative Modem Blaster Flash 56 PCI DI5630' you have a 'winmodem'. S*cks
>to think that a person can go and purchase a top of the line system from a
>local top of the line computer store (several thousand dollars worth) and
>it comes equipped with a 'winmodem' even after telling the salespeople that
>I was planning to install Linux.
>
>It just sounds like MONOPOLY to me, but that is only me I guess. After
>being shocked into the realization that MS had somehow managed to persuade
>modem/driver manufacturers to only use winmodems and that way *ALL* new
>computer systems everywhere would be dependent on MS to make their modems
>work.
>
>I was preparing to take my system in for a new modem and I realized I had
>an older external modem attached to an old retired system
>that was not in use. I thought hmm, it is external will it even work with a
>winmodem installed? I have plugged it in, installed the dos drivers and off
>I went onto the internet. It is a bit slower 33/6 but as I am currently on
>a dial up I don't think that really matters that much.
>
>My number one question is, what is the best way to tell Linux to look for a
>new external modem? Or how do I reconfigure Linux to recognize and use my
>external modem?
>
>b/web
>Wade
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