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I recently bought a USR5637 USB dialup modem for my 2nd PC. I chose |
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it because it's small, and specifically claims to support linux. |
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Following instructions at http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x332.html I |
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* recompiled the kernel with CDC(ACM) USB modem support |
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* tried "mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM0 c 166 0" |
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* woops, no /dev/usb/. So I did "mkdir /dev/usb" and then the mknod |
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* I rebooted, and discovered that /dev/usb was gone |
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For now I have the mkdir and mknod commands in /etc/conf.d/local/start |
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to recreate them at each bootup, but putting stuff in there is usually a |
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last resort. Is there a "more correct" way of doing it? |
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BTW, the modem works. I ssh'd from my main machine to the 2nd |
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computer and dialed into my dialup ISP, and launched a w3m text browser |
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session. The scarey part is that there is no modem noise to let me |
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know when I'm connected. But ifconfig indicated that I now had ppp0, in |
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addition to lo and eth0. Plus I went to whatismyip.org with w3m and got |
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an IP address that reversed DNS to my dialup provider. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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