[techtalk] 1st time adding a modem to linux.

Harry Hoffman moebius at ip-solutions.net
Sat Feb 12 20:37:27 EST 2000


Hey Tania,
cua refers to a callout device. This is not depreciated
in Linux and all call in/out goes thru ttyS(x). The main
reasons for this were compatibility with other *nixes,
and a single lock file for a device.
HTH,
Harry
Quoting "Tania M. Morell" <tania at shadow.net>:

>
> Also, I've noticed that my books say to use /dev/ttyS?
and other online
> help I've been to refer to /dev/cua?..  what is cua
used for?? At first
> I thought it was a com port but then I got the
impression that ttsy's
> are com port because of what my books say but this 
wouldn't make sense
> either since I  have to assign a port to it using
"setserial 'device'
> port 'whatever' ".    I'm royally conused about this.
>
> --
>     Tania Morell
>   tania at shadow.net
> www.shadow.net/~tania
>
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Harry Hoffman
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Restaurants Unlimited Inc.
Seattle WA 
206 634 3082 x. 270

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