On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:54:39 -0500, 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?
"ATZ" is the usual. Anyway, the best way to test your modem is by using "minicom" or "kermit" and try to place a manual call from there. > Is there something else I should be trying? Forget (by now) about gnome-ppp or other GUIs, launch wvdial directly to see what's going on. Also, try to enable the "stupid mode", some ISP work better when this setting is enabled. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- 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/pan.2011.11.11.16.22...@gmail.com
