Working on th Compaq Pasarrio 2100 Laptop Running SuSe 9.0 Pro, I am trying to configure the dial up SuSe picks up the modem correctly but when I try to connect I get this in the error log:

SuSE Meta pppd (smpppd-ifcfg), Version 1.06 on linux.
Status is: disconnected
trying to connect to smpppd
connect to smpppd
Status is: disconnected
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded.
pppd[0]: Removed stale lock on modem (pid 3781)
pppd[0]: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42
pppd[0]: --> Initializing modem.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATM1
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATQ0
pppd[0]: --> Re-Sending: ATM1
pppd[0]: --> Modem not responding.
pppd[0]: Connect script failed
Status is: disconnecting
pppd[0]: Terminating on signal 15.
Status is: disconnecting
pppd[0]: tcsetattr: Interrupted system call
Status is: disconnected
pppd[0] died: non-normal exit

I have am just at a loss at the moment cant think of what to do next I have tried everything I can think of any help will be appreciated.