Configuring UUCP for modems

Correct entries in the UUCP configuration files are vital when using cu and UUCP. This also applies when SCO SLIP and SCO PPP are configured to use incoming and outgoing connections that use UUCP (it does not apply to dedicated serial line connections). The Systems file is changed by the DialUp/Outgoing Manager and the Devices file is changed by both the Modem Manager and Serial Manager. However you may need to edit these files by hand to be able to use cu, the UUCP utilities, and SLIP.

To configure the UUCP files:

• Edit /etc/uucp/Systems to ensure that the correct line speed is specified for your modem. See Systems(4bnu) for more information.

• For dialing, both cu and UUCP use a dialer defined by an entry in /etc/uucp/Devices. The dialer can be:

  • a symbolic link to atdialer together with a suitable configuration file in /etc/uucp/default, see ``atdialer''. This is the preferred way of configuring a modem

  • an entry in the /etc/uucp/Dialers file, see ``Using /etc/uucp/Dialers''