Re: [TCLUG:4011] InternetConnection

[serge@egel2.med.umn.edu (Serge M. Egelman)]

When it doesn't work in minicom, does it work in any other program?  If not,
this sounds like the problem I described in the other message regarding the
modem and the kernel using two different irq's.  Or some other problem where
the operating system can't find the modem because of a conflict.

serge

Shawn R. Waite wrote:

> Serge M. Egelman wrote:
>
> > Actually you don't need a driver.  What makes you think that?  You
> > just need
> > to make sure which serial port it is on and also which irq it is
> > using.  Often
> > times, the jumpers on the modem may have a different irq setting than
> > that
> > which is selected by the operating system, this is fixed by running
> > setserial
> > (I have gotten stuck here many times). just some advice.
> >
> > serge
> >
> > LltoXicll@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Id just like to say Thanks to all of you who have help me. Ok, i got
> > a
> > > question about my modem under linux. It's not working now because i
> > need a
> > > driver for it. When i get the driver how would i install it so it
> > will
> > > reconize my modem?
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
>
> I have a question along these lines as well.  I was able to use my modem
> under Slackware using Seyon.  I have now put RH5.2 on and I have tried
> using Minicom to get the initialization strings and whatnot for my
> modem, but it doesn't do anything.  Is it possible to get Seyon for RH?
>
> Thanks a lot!
> P.S. Can you use Linuxconf to set up the scripts to connect
> automatically, like say I wanted to click a button in a wharf and it
> would go ahead and dial up the connection for me.
>
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