[SOLVED] What do I need to do to use a external USB modem to 'dial-up' the internet?
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Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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If it is a "real" full modem and not one of those "win-lite" things you should be able to fire up KPPP, configure it properly in the setup, and take it from there. No need to make it more difficult than necessary.
I was just re-reading your original post and it would appear you have a "soft" modem, aka, a "win-lite" modem. If that is, indeed, the case, then you may or may not be able to set it up. Over all these years I've never been able to make a "win-lite" modem work in Slackware. I've read it depends on the "win-lite" modem and the its chip set and there have been reports of success with a few of those "lite" modems in some Linux distributions.
Last edited by cwizardone; 11-30-2011 at 09:56 AM.
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Originally Posted by cwizardone
If it is a "real" full modem and not one of those "win-lite" things you should be able to fire up KPPP, configure it properly in the setup, and take it from there. No need to make it more difficult than necessary.
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Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson
Hello:
During the pppsetup, I am asked 'where is your modem?'.
How do I know?
Thanks,
Fire up KPPP and click on, Configure, Modems, New, and, finally, Modem Device. There you will find a long list of locations for your modem, including 16 related to USB connections or you can find the same "locations" in the /dev directory.
Have you determined if this is a "lite" modem or a real full modem? Please see the addition to my last post.
Fire up KPPP and click on, Configure, Modems, New, and, finally, Modem Device. There you will find a long list of locations for your modem, including 16 related to USB connections or you can find the same "locations" in the /dev directory.
Have you determined if this is a "lite" modem or a real full modem? Please see the addition to my last post.
Hi cwizardone:
Sorry to ask this of you but how do I determine if it is a 'lite' modem or a real full modem?
I do know that it works under windows XP. The box says that it is:
Their web site says it is a " Full featured data/fax external modem," but since it needs a windows driver and lsusb reports it as a "soft modem," I would think it is a "win-lite" modem.
You might start your search for a linux driver here,
While in principle this USB modem chipset 047e:2892 should be supported by these drivers, there has not been a single success under Linux, though several users have tested them.
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Marvin Stodolsky
scanModem maintainer
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