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300541 2004-12-07 08:22:00 Pent 150
196 ram
10 gig H/D
S3 Trio 64 card
realtek NIC

when trying to set up and activating a modem under fc2 I get the following error message

failed to activate myconnection error 8

I have restarted the network service, rebooted, changed the port id ie /dev/modem.... tty0 and the rest of the range. When trying to activate there is a click and low hiss sound as if the modem is being started
The modem does work nativaly under linux (runs wonderfully well under RH 7.2)

google revealed that this was a script error but gave no fixes.

I really donot what to down grade even though it takes approx it takes 3 cups of coffee and episode of Shortland Street, waiting for the Pent 150 to boot under FC2 :^O
beama (111)
300542 2004-12-07 19:56:00 Gnome gives error code (using network applet.... activate device)
KDE works fine (using Kppp and network applet.... activate device)
on bootup and starting service gives error code
Whats the difference between tho Window Managers
beama (111)
300543 2004-12-07 20:26:00 Just pick / choose one. They both look the same by default with Redhat (ugly) but you can customise either to suit your eeds.

Gnome is Gtk-based, while Kde is Qt-based.

This may help a little (www.linuxquestions.org)

What does redhat-config-network say about your connection? Are you sure you have the correct device? Is it a WinModem?
Chilling_Silence (9)
300544 2004-12-07 22:19:00 ISA Modem rh 7 is fine with it connects at 48 k if you believe that and its faster than my xp 56 k win modem

redhat-config-network , will check tonight
beama (111)
300545 2004-12-08 01:12:00 Might it be a privileges problem? Have a look with tail -20 /var/log/messages just after the error occurs.

The whole PPP/modem/etc system has always had problems over "who" should be allowed to connect to the external world. If root is the only one who can do that, it means that the system is exposed with root privilege. It's also considered a security problem if "users" can do it. :D
Graham L (2)
300546 2004-12-08 04:24:00 >redhat-config-network , will check tonight

Fedora Core 2 onwards, uses system-config-network. The "redhat" reference was dropped after Core 1. :)
Jen C (20)
300547 2004-12-08 09:51:00 I think I know what error 8 is, It means its unable to connect to the internet or unable to detect a dail tone
I managed to get it going ie active service on bootup with the modem plugged in and when the network daemon started enabling the moden service, it dialed out / connects to my ISP, if how ever I unplug the modem cable I get an error 8 .
I have over come the Gnome fault by making KDE the default desktop for all users, I just love HOWTO's

vi /etc/sysconfig/desktop add the lines or edit

DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"

RE
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beama (111)
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