Hi Michelle,
I too had a similar problem setting up the connection using Linuxconf using
RH5.2. For some reason clicking the CONNECT button at the bottom of ppp0
setup in Linuxconf never worked. Eventually I used the following commands
in directory /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
./ifup-ppp ifcfg-ppp0 & (To make the connection)
./ifdown-ppp ifcfg-ppp0 & (To disconnect)
The later versions of Linuxconf which came with RH6.0 did not have this
problem.
You should then do a tail -f /var/log/messages to see if the modem
initializes and the chat script executes.
Regarding reinstalling ppp all you need is to do is use the rpm -ivh
command followed by the name of your ppp.rpm version and you should be
ready to go. No need to fiddle with the kernel. Check that the ppp rpm has
been installed by doing an rpm -qa and then use Linuxconf as before.
Finally regarding your modem settings check that you have the same IRQ as
you have in Windows COM2. Do a setserial -d /dev/cua01.
Hope the above helps
Regards
Rajiv
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At 12:41 PM 10/8/99 +0200, you wrote:
>
>This is my first experience with linux package modules
>and I'm a bit confused.
>
>On my computer I run two OS: Windows 98, and Linux.
>To be moore precise: linux 2.0.36 and redhat 5.2.
>
>What I tried to do was to set up a PPP-connection from
>my linux first by using linuxconf, that didn't work.
>The modem wasn't calling and the /var/log/messages
>said nothing but:
>tcgetattr: input/output error(5)
>Wich I also don't understand.
>
>So I thought, forget ppp and get the modem work,
>at least call. I tried with minicom, the same result,
>a quiet modem.
>
>After that I started to look at the packages and by
>misstake I removed ppp: rpm -e ppp
>
>So I reinstalled it from my cd, and started by
>reading the README files.
>In /usr/doc/ppp-2.3.4-1/README.linux it sais, step 1:
>from the top level of the directory of pppd run:
> ./configure
>
>I couldn't realise that the previous mentioned directory was
>the top level of pppd, to me it looked as it was the top
>directory of ppp, not pppd. But it also said the it was
>suppose to be the directory that contained the README I was
>reading.
>
>In that directory there's nothing but README, README.linux
>and two directories: sample and scripts. So of course I couln't
>run configure.
>
>Step two:
>>From the top level directory run:
> make kernel
>
>My kernel is placed in /usr/src/linux-2.0.26, I belive.
>Anyway, I coudn't make a kernel from the top directory,
>no makefile.
>
>After that I stoped. I didn't know what to do.
>
>Perhaps I should mention that I am using the modem from
>windows, COM2, and it works fine. From linux I have used
>/dev/cua1
>
>Is there anyone that can help so I at least can get started?
>
>Thanks in advance
>/Michelle
>
>
>
>
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