Kent West wrote: > If you don't know if you have a winmodem or not, let us know the > make/model, or at least the chipset (look for the numbers on the bigger > chips on the, presumably internal, modem). If you have the box/paperwork > that came with the modem, does it state that it requires some sort of > Windows? (It's okay if it says the included communication software > requires Windows, but we're concerned about the modem itself, not the > included software).
My modem is a V.90 56K external from Creative called Blaster. > If it's not a winmodem, you might try minicom (assuming you can get it > installed on Redhat; on Debian it's as simple as typing "apt-get install > minicom"). Although minicom won't let you "get on the net" so-to-speak, > it'll let you make sure the modem is working and you're getting past the > login routine of your ISP. > > Give us more details and we'll go from there. The output from "wvdialconf /dev/null 2>1 | tee wvdialconf.out" Scanning your serial ports for a modem. Port Scan<*1>: Ignoring ttyS0 because /dev/mouse is a link to it. ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- 56K ttyS1<*1>: Speed 2400: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK ttyS1<*1>: Max speed is 115200; that should be safe. ttyS1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 -- OK Port Scan<*1>: S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 Port Scan<*1>: S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 Port Scan<*1>: S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 Port Scan<*1>: S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 SA0 SA1 SA2 Port Scan<*1>: SC0 SC1 SC2 SC3 SI0 SI1 SI2 SI3 Port Scan<*1>: SI4 SI5 SI6 SI7 SI8 SI9 SI10 SI11 Port Scan<*1>: SI12 SI13 SI14 SI15 SR0 SR1 SR2 SR3 <<<< removed some lines here >>>>>>>> Found a modem on /dev/ttyS1. ttyS1<Info>: Speed 115200; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0" This is my wvdial.conf file [Dialer Defaults] Modem = /dev/ttyS1 Baud = 115200 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 Phone = 999-9999 Username = myuser Password = mypassword The output from wvdial 2>&1 | tee wvdial.out --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.41 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT 999-9999 --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT 999-9999 CONNECT 50667 PROTOCOL:LAPM --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. Welcome to 3Com Total Control HiPer ARC (TM) Networks That Go The Distance (TM) login: --> Looks like a login prompt. --> Sending: myuser myuser Password: --> Looks like a password prompt. --> Sending: (password) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [1f][01][04][05]\[02][06][7f][7f][7f][7f][05][06]B_bO[07][02][08][02][11][04][05]\[13][03] [EMAIL PROTECTED]"} }?}!}$}%\}"}&[7f][7f][7f][7f]}%}&B_bO}'}"}(}"}1}$}%\}3}#} w[1c]~ --> PPP negotiation detected. --> Starting pppd at Sun Jul 8 07:31:14 2001 The output from ifconfig --- lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:230 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:230 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol inet addr:216.204.114.201 P-t-P:216.204.109.6 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 The output from route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 216.204.109.6 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 216.204.109.6 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0 After I do all this I then start Netscape and try to go to some web page. The responds I get it that Netscape is unable to locate the web page. I tried to telnet into my isp, but I get host name undefind. I don't know which file telnet is looking into for the host name. Wayne P.S. Does wvdial use /etc/ppp/pap-secret or /etc/pp/chap-sceret?