On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Asterius Pandoras wrote:

> work. Question: How do I test/probe my modem to know that it is
> operational before I'll take a plunge into pppd thing? I'd prefer not to
> use any third party tools; I did just
> basic install from 1st 1.6.2 CD. However, if I have no choice, just tell
> me what package I need and I copy it into the box. Thanks very much.

Maybe you can try NetBSD's native cu, like
cu -l /dev/tty00
(use the device for your modem).

And then try common Hayes/AT commands, like

ATD5551234
ATH

I don't know about your modem or driver (although I do understand it has
something to do with ltmodem).

 Jeremy C. Reed

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