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Thread ID: 22927 2002-08-03 06:09:00 Setting up Modem under Linux Nigel Thomson (629) Press F1
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67756 2002-08-03 06:09:00 I am using Mandrake 8.2 i just want to make sure i enter the right information, and yes my computer has a winmodem, but Mandrake detected it, so I will try putting the below info in andd if it's all OK and the modem works i will be happy, otherwise I will have to grab the driver for it, anyway here's the info, please let me know if it is correct
Connection Name: XTRA
Phone Number: 087303030
Authentication: ? (TCP/IP) or PPP
Domain Name: Xtra.co.nz
First DNS Server ?
Second DNS Server ?

Is there a page on XTRA with this info, as i haven't been able to find it,
well thank you very much for reading this far, any help would be much appreciated.
Nigel Thomson (629)
67757 2002-08-03 06:11:00 Xtra settings are here

xtra.co.nz
godfather (25)
67758 2002-08-03 10:25:00 Authentication: normally either chap or pap.

Of course isp's "love" people who dial in with Linux - "we don't support that..."
Dolby Digital (160)
67759 2002-08-05 02:05:00 Thanks for all the help, i have run into another problem, my HP machine has the modem on com 3, but when I try and set it up under mandrake it says modem not found, (ttsy2) = com 3, but if I put it on com 1 under linux it says the modem isn't responding. Nigel Thomson (629)
67760 2002-08-05 04:33:00 Have a look with dmesg to find where the modem is "seen" by Linux. Then use the configuration utility to set up the link to it. I take it that you haven't got a mouse on COM1. Remember, the IRQs are shared between COM1 and 3, COM2 and 4, so you can have devices on only one of each pair.

Most communications software will actually use "/dev/modem" which is a link to the actual hardware device. You can make the link yourself with (I can never remember the order of actual/logical devices -- use "ln --help")but it's like ln -s /dev/ttyS2 /dev/modem and if there is already a /dev/modem, you will need to rm /dev/modem first.
Graham L (2)
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