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Configuring the Modem For Linux (Verified for Red Hat 5.2 and 6.0)

Step 4 Under the Device Name column, try to locate all of the “Unknown Devices”. For each unknown device you find, move the cursor to each row and press F6 for information. Look for the item “Board ID”. You will be looking for a board with ID “ 0x11c10480”.

Step 5 Once you find the board, press <enter> to back out to the previous screen. Now use the tab key to move the cursor to the “ Device Name” field for that board. Press the F2 key to bring up the list of choices.

Step 6 In the Device Name Choices press the <enter> key to Configuration screen.

screen, choose COM Port or asyn, then go back to the Hardware Devices

Step 7 Press the F10 key to return to the Main Menu. Now choose “ Apply Changes & Exit DCU”.

Step 8 Reboot the computer. Turn to the section titled “Configuring Your Modem’s Country Code” for instructions on how to configure the modem to use the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) of your country.

Notes: If you cannot find a board with the proper ID, then exit UnixWare and power down. Check that the PCI Modem is correctly seated in the PCI slot. Remove and reseat the card if required.

To find out which COM Port is assigned to the modem, choose Software Device Driver Selections from the Main Menu. Now choose Commu- nications Cards and press F6 to get the information for the asyn driver.

To test the modem, UnixWare provides a utility that can be used as a terminal program. To use this program, log in as “root” or get an x-termi- nal “su root”. Then run: /usr/lib/uucp/modem <device> <baudrate>.

Configuring the Modem For Linux (Verified for Red Hat 5.2 and 6.0)

Note: The kernel should have serial support and you should have some communications program, such as minicom, installed.

The modem will come configured to work on a COM port referred to by the files /dev/ttySx or /dev/cuax. If these files do not exist in your /dev directory, they can be added as follows.

Step 1 As root, type (the # is the prompt):

# cd dev

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Actiontec electronic 56K manual Configuring the Modem For Linux Verified for Red Hat 5.2 and