Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:57:58 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Bjorn Wesen <> | Subject | Re: Does PPP use serial.c |
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On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Girish D Kale wrote: > For internet browsing through an ISA modem, using PPP, does > PPP use serial.c for communicating with the modem or it uses > some other driver. Also if I use this ISA modem through a
ppp is a line discipline in the tty driver. so as long as your modem shows up as a /dev/tty* you can use ppp on it. serial.c is the underlying port driver for various serial uarts, an isa modem has/simulates a normal uart. i dont really know what you mean exactly by using it through a pci bridge. if you mean putting it in a normal modern motherboard, yes, it'll be just the same. but if you mean some custom setup...
> PCI bridge, i.e. the interface with the system is a PCI > interface , and I want to browse using PPP again, do I need > to do modifications in the serial.c or it can be used as it
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