On Thursday 12 Jan 2006 00:32, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Marek Pawinski wrote: > > Hi > > > > The USR dialup serial modems work great on Mandriva but i can't get > > them anymore here. > > > > Can anyone recommend a dialup modem that works out the box on > > Mandriva 2006 ? The Microcom serial modem i have tried connects but > > disconnects after 30 seconds or so with error 35. > > > > Marek > > A serial modem that will not work with Linux is unusual. What does > the user's manual say an error 35 is? It could be that the modem > needs a different init string. (Or a different saved default.) > > One other thing I would try is to change the jack on the modem that > the phone line plugs into. If the phone line is plugged into the > wrong one, the modem will disconnect right after it connects because > it has disconnected the jack the phone line was plugged into. You > can not always trust the labels on the jacks - I have run into a few > modems over the years that had the labels reversed. > May not be relevant, but if the modem has both line and telephone sockets, don't attach the telephone. Some modems give problems if you do.
Anne
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