On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:54:39 -0500 (EST), Rob Owens wrote: > > 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?
I don't use gnome-ppp or wvdial. I use native ppp. Perhaps my ThinkPad 600 page will be useful to you. http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/tp600.htm See the "Configuring PPP" topic in the Contents section. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- 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/1433146439.96772.1320980753960.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
