Hi

Computer: IBM ThinkCentre (P4, 3GHz, 1GB RAM), AT external modem, Display = IBM 865G, Monitor = Phillips 170B flat, HD = Maxtor 6Y080L0 80 GB, Mouse = USB, Sound = C-Media Electronics CMI8738/C3DX card, currently multi-booting SUSE 9.1,
Mandriva LE2005 and FreeBSD 5.3

When dialing out, in Mandriva LE2005 (newly reinstalled), using..
(a) KPPP from the menu - I get rows of boxes, very slow dial out, finally no connection.
(b) (Left click the) Network Monitoring screen | Connect Modem -I get immediate dialing but after exactly 19 seconds, typcially, a failure to connect. Periodically however, I get a connection.
(c) (RIght click the) Network Monitoring icon in the system tray | Connection ppp0 - I get a connection about half the time and the other times no connection.

Very green. Can anybody help me please?

Philip (phidor).

what do your syslogs say about this?

Thanks for answering Simon. After dialing - unsuccessfully - using method (c) I obtained from /var/log/syslog...

Serial connection established
using channel 1
using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9fb92cc1> <pcomp> <accomp>]
last message repeated 9 times
LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Conection terminated.
Hangup (SIGHUP)
Exit.

While I was finding the log a connection was established on "channel 2"...

Serial connection established.
using channel 2
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x68bffd2a> <pcomp> <accomp>]
...

Thank you for your help.

Philip (phidor).

/dev/modem should be a symbolic link pointing to your modem special device.

You could also try using a simple com-terminal, like minicom or such, and see if the modem responds.

In a pinch, you can try echoing a string of numbers to your modem device like this:

# echo "atdt5552224" > /dev/modem

and see if you can hear it dial. If this works, then your problem lies with some sort of dialout script. If it dosn't then your modem is not /dev/modem. (I don't know if laptop modems have speakers ...?)

Thanks Simon. I worked with your suggestions but got nowhere. In the end I disconnected my Dynalink Modem, and as a last restort borrowed a CNet modem from a friend and gave it a try to find everything runs beautifully. However, it is really thanks to your encouragement to try different ideas that I persisted so I really apprreciate your help Simon! Cheers, Philip (phidor).

Cool - are either of these modems in the HCL? If not, then please stick your experiences in there. Thanx.

Looking at your profile: hey, a kiwi! I could almost drive to your place... Would you (please) stick your distro in your profile as well? It will help in future.

kapai

Entry in HCL and can now enter a preferred distro in profile. Thanks for the support Simon. Philip(phidor).