> Make sure you don't have a win modem, works only with windows. See > > http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO.html > > and > > http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html > > Hope that helps, > Kent >
This has nothing to do with winmodem. Winmodem is not recognised by the system, and not being initialized. . > Joe wrote: > > > I have installed Debian 2.0. I think it installed all right, but when I > > try to connect online I get error message :In file > > /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option /dev/modem...... Here is > > what I'm doing,,, Login as root,,,pon(enter),,, got message,,, > > /usr/sbin/pppd: in file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option > > /dev/modem..... Tried to access /etc/ppp/peers/provider, got :permission > > denied: Tried plog,, got :ppd 2.3.5 started by root. vid 0 > > using interface ppp0 > > connect:ppp0<--> /dev/tty1 > > connection terminated > > exit > > in file /etc/ppp/peers/provider: unrecognized option /dev/modem > > What can I do about this? Ok, make sure you are really logged in as a root. Take a look at the default provider file: # These are the options to dial out to your service provider # Please customize them correctly. Only the "provider" file will # be handled by poff and pon. # You usually need this if there is no PAP authentication noauth # The chatscript (be sure to edit that file too) connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider" # Routing defaultroute # Default Modem (you better replace this with /dev/ttySx!) /dev/modem ^ |----------------This is where the problem might reside. What you need to is: a. Make a link to the COM port where your modem is and call it /dev/modem b. Put down the actualy COM port device here. I.e. /dev/ttyS2 for COM3 Make sure this is what your provider file (default) looks like. You can correct any mistakes, and run pppconfig again. As to permission denied: Check the permissions on the file. They could look like this: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root dip 490 Nov 10 22:57 provider # Speed 115200 # Keep Modem up even if connection fails persist HTH, Andrew --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354 http://members.tripod.com/AnSIv <--Little things for Linux.
