changeing /dev/modem to ttyS4??
 

Hi
Can somone please tell me how to change /dev/modem to /dev/ttyS4 (COM5) so I can use my modem in the KPPP dialer.

Im using Mandrake 9.0 using KDE and using KPPP for dialing the internet.

Thanks
Mitch

A symbolic link should work;

ln -s /dev/ttyS4 /dev/modem


What kind of modem is it? Why is it on com 5? Did you check with setserial to make sure its really there?

Why wont kppp recognize it as /dev/ttyS4? I havent used Kppp in a while but if I remember correctly there was a device tab that let you specify the device you wanted to use.

It sounds like it's an internal modem, be aware that many internal modems doesn't work under linux

*blink*

Since when? Sounds like a load of codswallop to me.

Although it is unusual to use it on COM5. Usually because in the old days of Procomm, Terminal and suchlike they'd use COM 3/4 and if I recall you had to manually add in extra COM ports if you were using them. 3 or 4 is definately easier, but will invalidate one of the serial ports on the back of the machine, if you use those.

Aliensub's statement *used* to be true for WinModems (Which use your processor to do Digital-Audio Conversions instead of in hardware), but even that's not the case anymore - there are plenty of drivers for WinModems out for linux now..

Bleh.

Slick.