New Live CD User: Can not connect isp with modem.

[Peter Garrett]

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:25:19 -0500
ron <macroron at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:47:58 +1100
> Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Try
> 
> > sudo ln -sf /dev/ttyS14 /dev/modem
> 
> > then choose /dev/modem in the set up configuration
> 
> > Peter
> 
> 
> Peter,
> 
> I tried:
> 
> sudo ln -sf /dev/ttyS14 /dev/modem
> 
> I got:
> 
> bash: sudu: command not found.

You made a mistake (typo) bash saw you type "sudu" instead of "sudo"
> 
> But without the sudo:
> 
> ln -sf /dev/ttyS14 /dev/modem
> 
> I got:
> 
> ln: creating symbolic link '/dev/modem' to '/dev/ttyS14' : permission
> denied. ???

 Correct. Without the sudo you don't have the administrative privileges
needed to make that symbolic link to the device .

Try again with sudo and see what you get.

Peter