On 07-Jun-99 Christensen wrote: > I wonder if I have a modem that's not supported by Linux. After > configuring PPP (this was during the install) it tried to dial, then > displayed the following messages: > > /usr/sbin/pppd: in file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option > '/dev/modem' > "Couldn't establish connection"
Try using wvdial to find out what the device name is for your modem. It is probably not /dev/modem and might be /dev/ttyS0 or something similar. On my system, /dev/modem was erroneously linked to my mouse. -- Andrew
