Fortunately, I no longer have to dial in with Mandrake 7.2, but for the
duration of my dial up use with it, I used kppp. Which I found very
useful and didn't cause many application problems like other KDE apps
did. I would suggest using that. It stayed connected with no problem
and I rarely had problems with it disconnecting.
Then again I was using a V.90 external modem, and know to shy away from
Rockwell modems on a whole! The modems can connect a high speeds, but
they act a lot like an X2 modem in the fact that they are so aggressive
in how they renegotiate with the remote site, which disconnects very
frequently. I've had several problems with that Rockwell modem, but at
times concerned that the machine wasn't handling packets very well since
I recieved a high number of random disconnects with another USB modem.
But before I get lost in my own person info you don't need, :0), I
suggest trying kppp. It runs smoothly and is easly configured as well.
Make sure you go and change the device name to the actual devices name.
Using /dev/modem slows the connection time because it queries all the
ports looking for a modem. I've heard this affects other periphials
attached to these ports.
Hope that helps.
tdh
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* Brandon Dienar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010218 11:31]:
> Hi guys,
>
> Hopefully someone will be able to assist with the problem I'm currently
> experiencing in Linux Mandrake 7.2.
>
> I'm trying to do a dial-up to my local ISP using PPP with Rockwell chipset
> modem, using GnomePPP. The modem appears to be dialing up just fine,
> connects and goes through the authentication but disconnects straight
> afterwards. It does not seem to stay connected long enough to even load up a
> mail client or browser.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Brandon
