Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-10 Thread David Wright
Quoting Brad ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Kent West wrote: > > > /dev/modem is a "generic" term for where your modem actually is. You > > can solve this in one of two ways: 1) make a symlink named /dev/modem > > that points to your actual modem (not recommended, because the system >

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-10 Thread Brad
On 9 Jun 1999, John Hasler wrote: > Brad writes: > > According to Documentation/devices.txt in the kernel source, an > > application is supposed to follow the symlink and lock the actual device > > (as well as the symlink). In this way, it doesn't cause the problem you > > predict. If you find a p

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread John Hasler
Brad writes: > According to Documentation/devices.txt in the kernel source, an > application is supposed to follow the symlink and lock the actual device > (as well as the symlink). In this way, it doesn't cause the problem you > predict. If you find a package that doesn't do this, file a bug repor

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Re: Connecting to the Net Date: Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 01:44:19PM -0500 In reply to:Kent West Quoting Kent West([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Wayne Topa wrote: > > > Subject: Connecting to the Net > > Date: Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 10:42:03PM +100

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread Kent West
Brad wrote: > On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Kent West wrote: > > > /dev/modem is a "generic" term for where your modem actually is. You > > can solve this in one of two ways: 1) make a symlink named /dev/modem > > that points to your actual modem (not recommended, because the system > > then can't place a l

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread Brad
On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Kent West wrote: > /dev/modem is a "generic" term for where your modem actually is. You > can solve this in one of two ways: 1) make a symlink named /dev/modem > that points to your actual modem (not recommended, because the system > then can't place a lock on the modem to prev

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread Kent West
Wayne Topa wrote: > Subject: Connecting to the Net > Date: Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 10:42:03PM +1000 > > In reply to:Andrew J Fortune > > Quoting Andrew J Fortune([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > This is another newbie question. > > > > I am trying to connect to the Net. I have run PPPC

Re: Connecting to the Net

1999-06-09 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Connecting to the Net Date: Wed, Jun 09, 1999 at 10:42:03PM +1000 In reply to:Andrew J Fortune Quoting Andrew J Fortune([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > This is another newbie question. > > I am trying to connect to the Net. I have run PPPConfig, hopefully > successfully, a