[lug] Dialup modems and Linux

[Justin-lists]

Yes, the first thing I did was try to get minicom working. It appeared to work, but ultimately failed. I set the config in minicom to /dev/modem, which at the time was linked to /dev/ttyS1. Modem settings were 115200, 8n1, etc...I made an entry in the dial pad or whatever it is for my ISP. I set minicom to dial, got dialtone, heard the number being entered, got modem connection sounds and all that good stuff. Immediatly after the modem tones stopped, I could hear the modem hang up, you know that little "click" sound? But minicom reported nothing in the window it was being run in. It just timed out and would try to redial. I cannot remember exactly what the syslog showed for an error, I'll have to reproduce it tonight. I recall having this same behavior when I used dialup years ago, but I can't remember what I did to get things working.

I guess that is the best place to begin things tonight, if I can get around to it, hehe. Atleast the isa modem semi works with minicom...

Justin

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "J. Wayde Allen" <wallen at lug.boulder.co.us>
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Sent: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:24:54 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [lug] Dialup modems and Linux

> On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Justin-lists wrote:
> 
> > Hmm, I'll check the /proc/pci tonight as well as try some of the other
> > tools. I will also try the other ttyS* ports. Thanks for all the help.
> 
> I skimmed your original post pretty fast so don't remember what all you
> have done.  I think you said that you tried something like minicom 
> and that the modem dialed and connected?  This is a place I like to 
> start just to verify that the modem system can control the modem and 
> connect to the server.  It also lets you see what the modem server 
> types back to you.  This way you can verify that the connection is 
> made, whether or not it is noisy and/or error prone, and what should 
> go into the chat script.
> 
> (Personally, I think that the growing reliance on configuration 
> wizards is starting to make Linux a bit harder rather than easier to 
> use.  It is a double edged sword.)
> 
> - Wayde
>   (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)
> 
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