At 00:21 09/20/2005 -0700, Ralph Shumaker wrote:
>I'm able to set up a dialup entry using fc3's network device setup (from
>the menu under System Tools, IIRC). The dialup setup knows that the
>modem is on ttyS4 (just like in rh9). Activating gives none of the
>normal dialup sounds, in fact, no sounds at all. A few seconds later it
>responds with "Failed to activate {ppp0} with error 8". What is error
>8? I haven't been able to find it yet.
Try either kermit or minicom to talk directly to the modem to make sure it
is actually talking to the modem, i.e. type in AT and get an OK back. If
you can't get that far then there is something wrong at an even more basic
level, like ttyS4 isn't really the device or the cable became disconnected.
Gus
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