[plug] Setting up a Linux Box

[Joel Fraser]

> 		a) What linux distro are you using
                   Im using Redhat 7


> 		b) how are you trying to connect
                   im trying to connect using pppd, but that didnt work so
                   i tried using wvdial using the help pages to set it up

> 		c) Is the serial port known to be good?
                   yes the serial port is working as i used to run windows
                    on the machine and used it to connect to the internet

> 		d) Is the modem hayes compat???
                   Yes the modem is hayes compatible

> 
> 	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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