[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am a linux newbie and am having difficulty getting my modem to work. i
> have read the serial and ppp help files as well as several other articles
> that i managed to find online but they have not been able to help me much.
> i am running redhat linux 6.0. i have a sportster 56k fax/modem. it is
> not a winmodem. i initially tried kppp and could get it to dial and log-on
> but when i tried using netscape it says host not found... i tried minicom
> 1.82 but after it connects a few seconds later it says no carrier. am i
> missing a step somewhere?
>
> Thank you in advance for you help,
>
> megan
>
Hi Megan,
If the sportster is pnp, then you must set the jumpers to make it non-pnp.
The instructions are in the manual.
Then it should hopefully work.
Also, don't have the modem assert the cd line.
I'm not entirely sure what that means, but make sure that setting is off or it
won't work.
Regards,
Rod Fisk<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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