At 03:40 PM 10/14/1998 -0500, Chesshome wrote: > > I ran "/usr/doc/pppconfig" but came into a nother problem when I tried to run > "pon" it gave me a errer "/usr/sbin/pppd: infile /etc/ppp/peers/provider: > unrecognized option '/dev/modem' " Agian can someone help me? > > thank's > chesshome
/dev/modem is a symlink (a "shortcut" in Win95-Speak); it needs to point to the real device file where your modem is (probably /dev/ttyS0 for Com1 or /dev/ttyS1 for Com2). Type ls -l /dev/modem and the first character will be an "l" indicating that this is a link; the tail end of the line will look something like /dev/modem --> /dev/ttyS1 which means the /dev/modem file is a link/pointer to /dev/ttyS1. You can either change the reference in the provider file, or you can change the symlink. To change the symlink, delete the current /dev/modem file by typing rm /dev/modem Then create a new file by typing ln -l /dev/modem /dev/ttyS0 (I THINK this is the correct syntax -- I'm doing this from memory). You can also remove the file and replace it in one step, but if I can't remember for sure the syntax of creating a link, you think I can remember the syntax for doing both in one step? Make sure you use the correct /ttySx for where your modem is. ================================================ Kent West, Technology Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 Amateur Radio: KC5ENO Debian Linux: Ride the wave with the penguins!
