[lug] Dialup modems and Linux

[Peter Hutnick]

> Well, I took out the pci modem and put it back in the box so I can
return it
> to the store I bought it from this weekend. I put my isa modem back in
the
> linux box and I'm stuck at the point where minicom dials the isp and
> disconnects just as the tones stop. I couldn't get any further than that
and
> logs don't tell me anything and nothing diagnostic wise gets printed to
the
> minicom window.

Could you trim your posts a bit?

I would be interested to know what happens if you dial some arbitrary ISP
in minicom.  Either you will get a username prompt, which would mean that
your ISP is screwy, or you won't, which I would take to mean your aren't
properly initializing your modem.

-Peter