On Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 09:00:38PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I installed and configured minicom but I'm still have a few problems. I > ran minicom and entered the prefix and phone number, the modem dialed-up > and connected to my isp. I then entered my user id and passwd and it > when into ppp data or something to that effect and started sending data > (aka junk and random symbols). I hit ctrl-A then q, and it asked me if > I wanted to quit without resetting, I said yes and it dropped me back at > the prompt. I typed pppd and it didn't do nothing, but it didn't give
That's because it tried to connect a ppp session with the terminal you typed it on, eg the virtual console. use pppd /dev/ttyS1 or whatever port your modem is on. You will probably want to have some other options set in /etc/ppp/options too. hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
