Michael, please ensure you are not running a WinModem (ie, one that relies on the CPU to do all the work..) I have heard there is coming support for those less fortunate modems, but... <shrug>
Can you use seyon or minicom to dial to your ISP? On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 06:12:25PM -0400, Michael Phillips wrote: > I've been ransacking the FAQs and list archives, but cannot find any > information on this problem specifically. I'm using kernel 2.0 from the CD, > and I installed the system on my Windows box, using a 3.5" floppy to boot. > That's most likely irrelevant, so I'll cut to the chase: I'm having PPP > problems, and I think I have it narrowed down to the fact that my serial > ports are screwed up. More specifically, that the system isn't recognizing > my serial port which would be COM2 under DOS. I disabled COM2 in the BIOS > of my Asus P2B-F motherboard so that Win98 would work with my Rockwell 56K > modem; could this be the cause that the device is not recognized? I played > around with setting up devices and using pppd manually with a daunting > command-line string, but it's not working for me. The bottom line: I think > the whole problem is because Linux isn't recognizing my modem at all, or the > port on which it operates. How can I set that up so that it will recognize > my modem as a valid port? I'm a newbie, so if the question is one which can > be answered with the ever-concise RTFM, please point me in the direction of > the FM which would be most beneficial to read. Any replies are greatly > appreciated. > > Michael Phillips > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
