I do not want to argue with anyone but I have an Actiontec PCI modem. It is
on Com 5 in both Windows and BeOS but in linux (any distro) IT IS ttyS3.
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] ttyS5 modem problem
> markOpoleO wrote:
> >
> > I got MD7.1 installed and was trying to install my Zoom PCI
(NON-winmodem)
> > card, it came with instructions on how to set it up in linux, so i
followed
> > them BUT there are only 4 serail ports on linux and my modem happens to
be
> > on COM 5..ttyS5 i think it would be? Is the correct? So it tells me to
> > type in this command to make it # ./MAKEDEV ttyS5 so i do it..but it
still
> > does not show up in the Internet option to choose to connect to the net.
Do
> > i have to compile the kernal again to get it to reconize it because it
> > mentions "some" distributions you have to.
> >
> > markOpoleO
>
> If your modem is on com 5 (windows reference) then it would be on ttys4
> (linux reference). So edit the ./MAKEDEV file that you made and see if
> your modem shows up. Good luck, Dennis
> --
> Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842
>
>
