I know kernel 2.4.x has better USB support. RH7 ships with 2.2.x so you
might want to consider a kernel upgrade. I don't know anything
specifically about the Alcatel USB modems. But I know I switched mine
out for a regular external one that requires an ethernet card. I'm
prety sure if you tried this you would have better luck.
Lance
On 05 Apr 2001 17:34:01 -0400, Hal Burgiss wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 05:09:40PM -0400, Jerry Human wrote:
> >
> > I have finally received my new DSL modem but I'm having problems
> > getting it to work in RH 7.0. First of all, it is a USB modem and
> > since I don't have anything else that uses USB, I can't verify that
> > it's working. Second, the ADSL HOWTO is basically about wiring and
> > barely mentions software setup. I'm not sure what is needed or where
> > to find it. I haven't found a manpage or HOWTO for PPPoE either.
>
> If you are reading the ADSL mini HOWTO, you have a very old version (I
> hope RH did not ship that with 7.0!), that is out of date. You can
> look at the DSL-HOWTO at linuxdoc.org for a lot of what you probably
> need.
>
> Secondly, USB (and PCI) modems need device specific drivers. You don't
> say what kind, but the only one with Linux drivers is the Alcatel USB.
> If that is what you have, look at the appendix. This is not for the
> inexperienced or faint of heart though, and is still probably alpha
> quality. Expect some crashes. If it's not an Alcatel, then it is a
> boat anchor as far as Linux is concerned.
>
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