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Thread ID: 120335	2011-09-04 14:00:00	7+ year old PC with old internal Modem: how can Ubuntu 11.04 get online with this PC?	Dragonov (16500)	Press F1

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1228648	2011-09-04 14:00:00	Agent_24, am pretty shaky with this kind of stuff (how to place Links to be able to go from place to place on a Website: so will try, as usual, Copy-And-Paste!!! viz-a-viz the page URL.	Dragonov (16500)
1228649	2011-09-05 05:20:00	You may wish to rephrase your question, the problem as I understand is not getting Ubuntu installed but rather that you need to get a dialup modem working in Ubuntu. To anyone else reading this: If you've got experience with dialup connections under Ubuntu or Linux in general, some help would be appreciated. Currently it seems the best way would be to get a new modem (preferably USB or something equally easy to connect up) that is known to work in Linux without any need to play around with modules etc. I initially found the US Robotics USR5637 which is compatible but appears out of stock.	Agent_24 (57)
1228650	2011-09-06 04:33:00	Dialup Internet - Puppy Linux puppylinux.com/development/dialup-internet.htm - Cached The Puppy live-CD has internal HOWTO documents, and I have extracted part of the "HOWTO connect to the Internet" related to dialup: Puppy linux should get you up and running. Good luck Go here;puppylinux.com	kjaada (253)
1228651	2011-09-09 03:20:00	Hey good to see you here Agent_24, haven't been back here since putting that first post up top: thank you Agent_24 for rephrasing my post into a state of coherency and purpose as a new-Thread post. Agent_24 it looks like this is the page you are checking out (nowadays), so better mention the Paradigm thing has fallen through: they actually have not got any of those Modems and are not going to be getting any more. They seem to have lost their communications link with the distributor because they said they have no idea whether these Modems are even being manufactured any more. Also, PayPal have not replied so still cannot buy anything from overseas. Incidentally, Agent_24, on the other post-pages where we were talking, and in particular page 6, Speedy Gonzales had slipped in a brief "note" to say that he did not like USB Modems and he says Serial Port External Modems are far better. But so far, I cannot find any kind that will enable someone with my colossal absence of I.T. knowhow to have a Linux Modem at all! Hullo kjaada, thank you also for your Post: am just back from TradeMe where have ordered PuppyLinux 5.2.8 (CD) *FLOSS*. Am gonna go back to the Website about Dial-Up Modems that you reference in order to do some swot! Thank you kjaada for very kindly helping like this. Thank you again too Agent_24, as said, it's great to see you here. Cheers you guys.	Dragonov (16500)
1228652	2011-09-09 05:18:00	Agent_24, look at what I just blundered across on the Web - this is a New Zealand subsidiary outfit of an Australian one by the look of it: www.netcomm.co.nz Has the jackpot finally been hit? Have written to them, and they sent an email saying they will reply soon. Cheers Agent_24	Dragonov (16500)
1228653	2011-09-09 08:44:00	P.S. Agent_24, you advised to changed the name of the Thread but do not know how to do this.	Dragonov (16500)
1228654	2011-09-09 11:25:00	P.S. Agent_24, you advised to changed the name of the Thread but do not know how to do this. You can't do this yourself, you can only change your posts for a limited time (a couple of minutes I think). You can however ask one of the moderators (pressf1.co.nz) to do it for you (Just send a private message)	Agent_24 (57)
1228655	2011-09-09 22:29:00	Thanks Agent_24, am gonna try and communicate with the Moderators after writing this. Hey Agent_24, have been researching the Modems on that Kiwi website that was found the other day, and one of them plugs into a COM Port and is enabled to let Linux Red-Hat go Online. This is the Modem: www.netcomm.co.nz It is a V.92 Modem as well which the Modem Website which kjaada put the Link to, says is the best. Agent_24, is this one of those Modems you were talking about that does not need Drivers for Linux? If it is, then does this mean that you can get Online with more Linux OS's that solely Red-Hat with it? Cheers Agent_24.	Dragonov (16500)
1228656	2011-09-10 01:02:00	From what I was reading online, the serial port modems are supposed to be easy to get working. They don't typically need a driver as such even in Windows. But as I said, I couldn't get one here to work. I don't know why yet. It might be something to do with Ubuntu itself, or perhaps the computer. My parallel-port AVR programmer wasn't working on that same machine last time I tried it too. I think I will try my modem on another computer, and see if Linux can handle it there. Will try to get around to that today sometime!	Agent_24 (57)
1228657	2011-09-10 04:04:00	Getting somewhere... perhaps. I connected this modem to my other PC, and tested it out. This time the thing actually found the modem and could communicate with it - so that's good! However, dialing in didn't seem to work properly. The connect log is as follows: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATM1L3DT087303030 --> Waiting for carrier. ATM1L3DT087303030 CONNECT 46667 --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. login: --> Looks like a login prompt. --> Sending: *USERNAME* *USERNAME* Password: --> Looks like a password prompt. --> Sending: (password) Login/Network User: --> Looks like a login prompt. --> Sending: *USERNAME* *USERNAME* CLI - Invalid Argument: *USERNAME* This field is a KEYWORD. The possible values are: LOGIN NETWORK PPP Login/Network User: --> Looks like a login prompt. --> Sending: *USERNAME* *USERNAME* CLI - Invalid Argument: *USERNAME* This field is a KEYWORD. The possible values are: LOGIN NETWORK PPP Login/Network User: --> Looks like a login prompt. --> Sending: *USERNAME* *USERNAME* CLI - Invalid Argument: *USERNAME* This field is a KEYWORD. The possible values are: LOGIN NETWORK PPP Login/Network User: --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. --> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd. --> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf. (At that point I canceled it) Note: '*USERNAME*' is where my username was written, but where I removed it for privacy reasons. Will look into this problem and see if I can get this thing to actually connect successfully! Only problem is this is running an older Ubuntu 10.10 so I don't know if that's why it worked, or because it's a different machine.	Agent_24 (57)
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