[aclug-L] Re: 56k USR problems

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bill,

What particular USR modem did you buy?  Was it a new Sportster,
Courier, or WinModem?  If it is a WinModem, you're out of luck.  If
it's a PnP modem, there are some other things we can point you to.

John

Bill Schoolcraft <wiliweld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hello,
>       Well I haven't had to email anyone for a while but I'm
> REALLY stuck now. I just removed my old 1996 non-upgradeable
> 28.8 Sportster from my Linux Red Hat 5.0(b) box and put in a
> brand new USR 56k internal to upgrade it. Com 2 set exactly
> the same on the card, tied to fire it up and nothing, not
> even a squelch or dial tone etc. I suspect that I may need
> to edit the modem thread to adjust to the 56k?..... I'm 8
> months into Linux and can stumble around the ppp.conf file
> if needed. I set this Linux box up with netcfg (the GUI) so
> I'm really stuck. I put the old 28.8 back in to email for
> help. Thanks 
> -- 
> 
> 
> ______________ LINUX _________________
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> 
> Bill Schoolcraft
> http://www.netcom.com/~wiliweld
> 

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