try netconf
and maybe if u do ps aux |grep ppp u will see if something is using it.
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Michael S. Dunsavage
On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Bret Hughes wrote:
> sounds like something is already accessing the modem. ppp maybe? Run the ppp
> configuration program and make sure that ppp is not set to connect on boot. I
> used to use the controlpanel network configuration program to do this. Linux
> conf probably soes this now but I don't know for sure.
>
> There may be a lock file that minicom looks for and won't connect if it is
> there. My guess is that it will be in /var/lock.
>
> Hope this helps and does not get you off track.
>
> Bret
>
> Rich Shepard wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Ron Golan wrote:
> >
> > > This sounds like the kudzu problem. Try disabling it or having it
> > > start with the -s option. It baffled me for a week!
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > I disabled kudzu in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d, but it makes no difference. Minicom
> > still doesn't echo the initialization string and when I try to dial, it
> > responds that I'm already on line. Sure enough, when I plug in a phone line,
> > it immediately goes online.
> >
> > Strange. Any other suggestions short of a complete re-installation would
> > be great!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rich
> >
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