> On Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:16:12 -0500, Rob Owens wrote: > > > I'm setting up a Debian system for a friend, and he uses a dial-up > > modem. It's been many years since I dealt with a modem, so I could use > > a few tips. > > Thanks for the tips, everyone. But it seems I have forgotten more about modems than I realized.
I'm now using gnome-ppp as a dialer, which uses wvdial as a backend (I think). I'm also using martian-modem, which provides a driver for my Agere WinModem. Besides that, I'm testing with an external modem (usb connection). I can get gnome-ppp to recognize both modems. But when I attempt to dial, I don't hear a dialtone or any dialing. Almost immediately the application says something like "sending password", and it hangs there. Of course it's going to hang -- it has not connected yet. So I'm thinking maybe I need some kind of initialization string for the modem. Are they specific to a certain model of modem? Is there something else I should be trying? Thanks -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111111015439.gb6...@aurora.owens.net
