[plug] Setting up a Linux Box

[Simon Scott]

	ok, stupid question, What are you using to connect???? If you say
kppp Ill scream :) 

	Seriously, we need more detail

		a) What linux distro are you using
		b) how are you trying to connect
		c) Is the serial port known to be good?
		d) Is the modem hayes compat???

	Just fill us in with as much as you know and we'll take a stab :)



	From:	Joel Fraser <joel231 at yahoo.com> on 20-04-2001 03:04 PM
	Please respond to plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
	To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
	cc:	 

	Subject:	Re: [plug] Setting up a Linux Box

	ok im using an external simplemodem 33.6 


	--- Simon Scott <simon.scott at flexiplan.com> wrote:
	> 	Whats the modem? If its an internal soft modem you either
have to:
	> 	a) manually stuff around with drivers (mostly for the Lucent
soft
	> modems) or
	> 	b) suffer in your jocks and buy a hardware modem
	> 
	> 
	> 
	> 
	> 	From:	Joel Fraser <joel231 at yahoo.com> on 20-04-2001 12:32
PM
	> 	Please respond to plug at plug.linux.org.au@SMTP at Exchange
	> 	To:	Linux <plug at plug.linux.org.au>@SMTP at Exchange
	> 	cc:	 
	> 
	> 	Subject:	[plug] Setting up a Linux Box
	> 
	> 	Ok here is the deal, i have a computer with the server
version of RH
	> 7
	> 	installed and wish to make it a dial up machine to the
internet. I
	> have
	> 	looked at the help page at iinet
	> 	 http://www.iinet.net.au/help/linux/index.html )but all it
seems to
	> do is
	> 	turn on the "TR" light on my modem and just sit there it
doesnt even
	> dial
	> 	up.
	> 
	> 
	> 	Cheers Joel Fraser
	> 
	> 
	> 
	> 
	>
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