From: bjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William A Jones)
Subject: Modems and 0.95c+
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 19:15:58 GMT

I posted a brief question about this yesterday but have had no responses,
so here is a more detailed description of the problems and the solutions
I have attempted so far.

First, when I was running linux 0.12, I was able to connect to my modem
(a Everex Evercom II) and cause it to dial.  I never could get the
baud rate set correctly (1200 bps) but I really didn't have a need for
it so I didn't worry about it.

Now that I have 0.95c+ running, kermit and UUCP are available and a port
of Cnews is in the works and I'm working on one for trn, I would like
to run my UUCP node under linux rather than under DOS (Waffle is not
very graceful when it comes to passing mail along, besides the multi-
tasking capcbilities of linux means that I will not be tying my terminal
up for hours on end with my news feed).  Now, however, linux does not
seem to recognize that I have a modem at all, much less a COM2 port (mouse
is on COM1).

My inittab file is a barebones file consisting of only the /dev/tty[1-4]
entries which come with a standard distribution. I have the following
line in my /etc/rc file
	/bin/stty 1200 < /dev/ttys2 > /dev/ttys2
but this is a late development and everything which I have tried with this
line present has also been tried with the line absent.  When I run kermit
(not version 5A as all versions of that are causing segmentation faults),
I type in the following

		set line /dev/ttys2
		set speed 1200
		set mode hayes

and I get no error messages to any of them.  But I am unable to communicate
with the modem either through the dial command or through connect.  Is this
a lack of knowledge on my part concerning kermit (my only experience is with
MS-kermit) or is there a problem with my modem?

I have also run mknod (command was:  mknod /dev/modem c 4 65) and tried
the same thing using /dev/modem instead of /dev/ttys2, tried /dev/ttys1 and
/dev/ttys3 just in case, and in none of the situations do I get any 
responses.

One thing that does happen, when I boot linux, it sounds as though my modem
"picks up" on the phone line, yet the number will still ring.  When I reboot
into DOS, before I am able to dial out using MS-Kermit, I have to issue a
hangup command.  Does this seem strange to anyone else?

If I include the line
	ttys2:console:/bin/agetty -m /dev/ttys2 1200
in my inittab file, friends have reported that the modem answers but that
they do not get a login prompt.  So, apparently it is possible to get into
my system from the outside (at least partially) but I can't get out :(.

Since so many people have kermit (and apparently UUCP) running properly
on their systems, would someone please give me some pointers on what I
might try.  Do I need to get a new modem?  I am getting a Boca 14.4 kbps
modem on Wednesday (I hope).  Might this solve my problem?  I'd hate to
have to wait that long, but I am pulling my hair out over this.

Thanks,

Bill

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