dear sashank thanks. point taken about the Mr. stuff!;-) i did a search for wvdial there are four files in various directories. there is also a directory with that name. there is a readme file there. but unfortunately being very very new to linux i am stumped about what to do next. when i run wvdial it syas 'cannot run command'. but in the wvdial.conf file the entries for userid, password and phone number are all = 0. can i give appropriate values (for userid, password, provider name and phone number)? regards anand --- shshank jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi anand > > yaar no need for Mr. you make me feel like i am 30 > years old > > well i havenot seen kinternet but there must some > dialog box in it where it > specifies the modem device /dev/*** entries > modify that entry with > /dev/modem > > bye > > >From: ananda rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [ilugd] Conexant PCI Modem > configuration > >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:28:18 -0800 (PST) > > > >dear mr sashank jain > >thank you for the prompt reply and the information! > >i ran hsfconfig. it asked for region code and > [INDIA] > >was already ther. i pressed enter. > >the problem is SuSE does not come with wvdial or > kppp. > >it comes with kinternet. in the configuration of > this > >there is no listing of the conexant winmodem. > >anandarao313 > >ps. it has wine, but it complains of not enough > memory > >or file handles or some such when i try to run Word > >97. but the games (solitaire, freecell) play > properly > >anandarao313 > >--- shshank jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hii > > > > > > you have already downloaded the rpm . install > it > > > and run "hsfconfig" > > > command located in the /usr/sbin directort by > > > default . if the package > > > doesnot have the modules build for your kernel > it > > > will try compiling them > > > using the build tree of your default kernel. > press > > > enter for the default > > > paths and values when it prompt you ,it will > > > create the device file > > > corresponding to the connexant modem in the dev > and > > > link it with /dev/modem > > > in the dial up program (usually kppp or the conf > > > file of wvdial) use > > > /dev/modem as the modem device . Tone dialing is > > > used by default but if your > > > phone has pulse dialing then for kppp do as > follows > > > . start kppp go to the > > > modem device tab click on the modem commands > button > > > search for command ATDT > > > (tone dialing ) change it to ATDP for pulse > dialing > > > . create an account in > > > kppp with default settings and enjoy the net. > > > > > > if the rpm fails to compile (as it happened > with > > > me on fedora core) > > > download the source and follow the > instructions in > > > it . > > > > > > how is the SUSE 9.0 system has it got winex > with > > > it..?? > > > happy surfing > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > Easiest Money Transfer to India. > > > http://go.msnserver.com/IN/41490.asp Send > > > Money To 6000 Indian Towns. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > ilugd mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. > Try it! > >http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >ilugd mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > _________________________________________________________________ > Sports buff? This hot new channel is for you! > http://www.msn.co.in/sports/ > Get on the inside of all the action! > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
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