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Re: lynx-dev problems with modem in Lynx
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Doug Kaufman |
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Re: lynx-dev problems with modem in Lynx |
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 23:44:00 -0800 (PST) |
On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Rudi Canters wrote:
> Last weekend I tried to install lynx 2.08 on a friend's computer. The
> installation was no probelem. As soon as I want to connect to the net
> I get always this error:
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> invalid com device com4
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> My friend's modem is connect to com4 so that can not the problem be.
> Other dos programms can get contact with the modem.
This sounds as if you are using DOSPPP to make your ppp connection.
For many BIOS setups, DOSPPP requires that you set "base" and "irq"
separately in your ppp.cfg file, rather than "com4". See the file
"PPPD.MAN" for details.
Doug
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