[PLUG] CONFIGURING MODEM SOLVED

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Bob Pace wrote:

> I went to the tabbed pages, but could not find where there was a place with which
> to install the serial port.  Weird.  All I get when I go to internet dialing,
> connect, and click on setup is a page which the cursor is blinking on the
> initalizing string, which already has "ATZ".  Am unable to find the area where I
> can type in the serial port.
>
> Bob Pace
>
> Rick Konold wrote:
>
> > On Sunday 26 May 2002 21:11, you hammered the keyboard to write:
> > > On Sun, 26 May 2002, Bob Pace wrote:
> > > > I am running RH 7.2 and need help in configuring my modem.  I am
> > > > using an external modem, US Robotics 56K.  My default is KDE.  When
> > > > I to go the "internet dialer", and click on it to connect, it is not
> > > > reading my modem.  Do I have to know the initialization string in
> > > > order to configure the modem?  Or, what am I missing?
> > >
> > > Usually the first question I ask in a situation like this is, Is
> > > /dev/modem pointing to the correct serial port?
> > >
> > > --Paul Heinlein <heinlein at attbi.com>
> >
> > First, let me make it clear, I am not the person who asked the question.  But
> > I did notice once before that there was no /dev/modem on my RedHat 7.2
> > /etc/ppp contains most of the info entered from the GUI setups though.
> >
> > I don't really know what Bob is missing, as I am running Gnome and used the
> > RH ppp Dialer.  However, I think the KDE "internet dialer" had a "setup"
> > button that takes you to a couple of tabbed pages for setup, and there is a
> > place there under devices to point it to the correct serial port, ttyS0
> > (first) or ttyS1(second).
> >THANKS KINDLY!  PROBLEM IS SOLVED AND  I AM ONLINE!

BOB PACE

>
> > More info on what he has configured in the setup would help.
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