[aclug-L] Re: Newbie's Modem Installtion problem

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

before you do anything drastic check to see where your ppp is looking.
/dev/modem?
/dev/cua1?

mine is really /dev/cua1 but there is a sysbolic link to /dev/modem.
most redhat based systems use this link.

there is a utility modemcfg or something like that you can use to help set this 
up.

ccwoo wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am new to Linux and just got a copy of RedHat 6.0 up and running recently. 
> However, I can't do much with Linux without internet connection.  I've been 
> having problem to have my modem up and running.
> I suspect my os can't even talk to the modem, how do i know if my modem is 
> properly set up ? If so, how do i configure Linux to connect to the ISP ? I 
> tried minicom but didn't know how to use it...shame.
>
> My modem's model :  ISA pnp 56k USR voice internal v90.
>
> I've already disabled pnp with jumper settings and the modem works fine under 
> win98.  But in Linux, i can't even get it to dial when i tried to activate it 
> using netconfig in Control Panel.
>
> Your help is very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> chen

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