Just in case others are also making use of the answers on this list: the correct link is www.linmodems.org.
And thanks, Ken, as that gives me a point to start from! :) Jos > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 5:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: setting up a modem device > > > Jos Elkink wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I've got a little question. I am not too lazy to find the > answer myself, > >but have no clue this time where to start looking or what > search terms > >to search on on the internet. So, if anyway can point me in the right > >direction ... > > > >The problem: > > > >I have a laptop, a Toshiba 2060 CDS, with, obviously, Debian > Linux on it > >(Sarge). Now I would like to connect to the internet, so I > need to find > >the device for the modem. > > > >The command lspci lists the modem, so I can find the address > as listed > >there. > > > >My question is, how do I find out what file in /dev points > to the modem > >port? (Or more in general, how do you find out where a device file > >points to?) > > > >And if none points to the modem, how do I create a file in /dev (e.g. > >/dev/modem) pointing at a specific address? And do I need info other > >than what is given in lspci? > > > >Any help would be very welcome, especially as to how I find > the answer > >in this kind of cases ... > > > >Thanks in advance! > > > >Jos > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Chances are real good that your modem is a "win-modem", and > won't work > "right out of the box" no matter what you do in /dev. > > I'd recommend you go to www.linuxmodems.org and see if you can search > that sight for you specific modem. It's fairly likely that > you can get > it to work if it's a Lucent chipset. If it's a different > chipset, your > chances are probably considerably decreased, but not > eliminated altogether. > > Kent > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
