Benjamin Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
You can then do something appropriate with the Winmodem,
such as launching it into the Sun.
Ummm, you might damage the Sun if you did that, but since they're
a competitor, I certainly won't care. If you merely _install_ it
in the Sun, then I suspect all you'll do is load the power supply
a little as I doubt it will work any better there than on your Intel-
based system.
Seriously, go down to Best Buy or other computer store, get a REAL
modem, preferably PCI, and be done with it. I don't remember the
exact model number now (mine's at home; I'm at work), but USR is
selling (i.e., actively producing lots of, and marketing them) a
real modem that states on the box that it will work under Windows NT
and Linux. That's the one you want. You'll be a lot happier in the
long run, particularly since the modem will be able to do a lot of
things on its own without having to bog down your system the way
the WinModems do.
The LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests messages are quite possibly
a result of not having your /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and/or chap-secrets
files configured correctly. Upgrade to 2.4 kernels, install pppd-2.4.0
or later, read their man pages, READMEs, and other documentation (which
have a lot of *terrific* examples, BTW, which is why I highly recommend
them), and you should be able to track down and clear up those Link
Configuration Protocol messages.
I just went through a lot of pain with all that as a result of my ISP
switching from banks of USR dial-up modems to some fancy new Cisco
router thingy. (No more 'username:'/'password:' prompts !?!). The pppd
documentation and a few unofficial hints from the one Linux fan in the
ISPs help desk corral were big helps.
Cheers,
Bayard
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