Re: Can't get modem recognized

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Date: 09/19/03

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    Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 06:50:16 -0400
    
    

    >
    >Although I am able to use the modem in Mandrake & SuSE I can't get
    >Debian 3.0 to see the modem. It (the modem ) is located at /dev/ttyS4. I
    >used ppp config to set up and the info is in there correctly. KPPP
    >doesn't work and when I use pon at a terminal window I get a message
    >that says 'unrecognized option /dev/ttyS4'. Why can't I set this up in
    >debian? Do I have to actually move the modem from the pci slot it's in?
    > Thanks

    You need to make /dev/ttyS4. I think you do:

    cd /dev
    MAKEDEV ttyS4

    Take a look at 'man MAKEDEV' to be sure.

    Anita

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